Module 1 ANALYSIS OF PRESCRIPTION AND MEDICATION ORDERS

Prescription

An order of medication issued by a physician, dentist, veterinarian or other properly licensed medical practitioners.

"recipere" or "recipe,"

• Take, thou

Rx: An abbreviation for the Latin word ?

• which means?

• Simple

TYPES OF PRESCRIPTION:

• ordinary prescription.

• Compounded -

TYPES OF PRESCRIPTION:

• includes formulation and extemporaneous preparations.

Polypharmacy

TYPES OF PRESCRIPTION:

• with ten or more than two ingredient of the same therapeutic use.

• the routine/concurrent use of five or more medications, which may include prescription, over-the-counter, and complementary medicines.

Magistral prescription

TYPES OF PRESCRIPTION:

• prescribed very often by the same doctor, of the same ingredients and compounded by the same pharmacist.

Coded prescription (Blind Prescription)-

TYPES OF PRESCRIPTION:

• it is consisting of word, symbols to represent the names of the drugs.

Yellow prescription

TYPES OF PRESCRIPTION:

• contains controlled drug products.

• DATE OF PRESCRIPTION

PARTS OF PRESCRIPTION:

• time of writing prescription.

  • It helps the pharmacist in re-dispensing a medicine and to guide patient.

  • It is also vital in record keeping.

○ Name ○ Gender ○ Age ○ Address

PARTS OF PRESCRIPTION:

• PATIENT’S INFORMATION

• This includes

• SUPERSCRIPTION

PARTS OF PRESCRIPTION:

• Rx

  • Abbreviation for the Latin word "recipere" or "recipe," which means ”take, thou”

INSCRIPTION

PARTS OF PRESCRIPTION:

• This is the general content of the prescription.

• SUBSCRIPTION

PARTS OF PRESCRIPTION:

• This part contains the prescriber’s directions to the pharmacist.

• It includes type dosage form to be prepared and number of doses to be dispensed.

• TRANSCRIPTION

PARTS OF PRESCRIPTION:

• This part contains the prescriber’s directions to the patient.

• PRESCRIBER’S INFORMATION

PARTS OF PRESCRIPTION:

• Name, license number, contact number, signature ◎ Prescription must be signed with prescriber’s own hand

• Basis

PARTS OF COMPOUNDED PRESCRIPTION

• chief, active ingredient

• Adjuvant

PARTS OF COMPOUNDED PRESCRIPTION

• used to assist the basis

• Corrective

PARTS OF COMPOUNDED PRESCRIPTION

• qualifies the action of the basis and the adjuvant

• Vehicle

PARTS OF COMPOUNDED PRESCRIPTION

• added to dilute the active ingredients processing the prescription order

GENERIC ACTS OF 1988 (RA 6675)

AN ACT TO PROMOTE, REQUIRE AND ENSURE THE PRODUCTION OF AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY, DISTRIBUTION, USE AND ACCEPTANCE OF DRUGS AND MEDICINES IDENTIFIED BY THEIR GENERIC NAMES.

• Erroneous Rx

PRESCRIPTION ERROR

• Brand name PRECEDES to generic name

• Generic name is in parenthesis

• Brand name is NOT in parenthesis

• Violative Rx

PRESCRIPTION ERROR

• Generic name is not written

• Generic name is written illegibly

• “NO SUBSTITUTION” is written

Impossible Rx

PRESCRIPTION ERROR

• Both generic and brand name are not legibly written

• Generic name does not correspond with brand name

• Drug prescribed is not FDA registered

• 2 years

Retention Period

• Simple or Ordinary prescriptions

  • YEARS?

• 1 year

Retention Period

• Yellow prescription

  • YEARS?

MEDICATION ORDER •

A medication order is written directions provided by a prescribing practitioner for a specific medication to be administered to an individual

• Stat Order

TYPES OF MEDICATION ORDERS

• A single dose of medication that should be administered immediately

• Single Order

TYPES OF MEDICATION ORDERS

• One time medication. Drug is to be given at a certain time

• Standing

TYPES OF MEDICATION ORDERS

• Drug is to be given for a certain number of doses or for a certain number of days. It is administered routinely until order is cancelled by another order

• PRN

TYPES OF MEDICATION ORDERS

• Drug is administered when necessary or as needed based on the patient’s needs