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The Prescription
Chapters 10 & 11
Question | Answer |
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What is the method of communication in a pharmacy? | Prescription. |
In which ways can a prescription be communicated? | Written, verbal, and electronic. |
Name the three types of drugs that prescriptions can be written for? | OTC, legend, and controlled substances. |
Aa | of each |
Ac | before meals |
a.d. | right ear |
a.s. | left ear |
A.M. | morning |
Aq | water |
a.u. | each ear |
b.i.d. | twice daily |
b.p. | blood pressure |
b.m. | bowel movement |
c,c | with |
caps | capsules |
d | day |
disp. | Dispense |
el., elix | elixir |
g | gram |
gr. | grain |
gtt | drop |
h | hour |
h.s. | at bedtime |
I.M. | intramuscular |
I.V. | intravenously |
Liq. | Liquid |
u.d. | as directed |
o.d. | right eye |
o.s. | left eye |
o.u. | both eyes |
p.c. | after meals |
P.M. | evening |
p.o. | by mouth, orally |
p.r. | rectally |
p.r.n. | as needed |
q | every |
qA.M. | every morning |
dq | every day |
qh | every hour |
q.i.d. | four times a day |
q.o.d. | every other day |
qP.M. | every evening |
q.s. | quantity sufficient |
Rx | take, prescription, recipe |
S,s | without |
Sig | label, let it be print |
Sol | solution |
s.q. | subcutaneous |
ss | one half |
stat | now, immediately |
supp | suppository |
syr. | syrup |
tab. | tablet |
t.i.d. | three times a day |
tinct. | tincture |
ung. | ointment |
i | one |
ii | two |
iii | three |
iv | four |
v | five |
vi | six |
vii | seven |
viii | eight |
ix | nine |
x | ten |
C | 100 |
L | 50 |
ud | as directed |
script | prescription |
Define script. | Instructs the pharmacist to dispense--select, count, place in an appropriate container, and label--a specific drug in a specific dose and dosage form for a specific patient. |
What information can be pre-printed on a script? | The prescriber's name, phone number, and DEA number, as well ad the prescriber's address. |
Name a part of a prescription. | Name, address, and date of birth of the patient. |
Name a part of a prescription. | Date script was issued. |
Name a part of a prescription. | Superscription. |
Name a part of a prescription. | Inscription. |
Name a part of a prescription. | Subscription. |
Name a part of a prescription. | Signa, Sig, or Signatura. |
Name a part of a prescription. | Refill information. |
Name a part of a prescription. | Prescriber's signature and information. |
Where can a patient profile be found? | The computer. |
How many refills can one have with a regular legend drug prescription? | Eleven. |
What is the maximum amount of time that a regular legend drug can be held for? | One year. |
Refills are valid for: | as long as the prescription is valid. |
For how long are C-III through C-V prescriptions valid for? | A maximum of six months. |
How many refills are allowed for C-III through C-V prescriptions? | Five. |
For how long is a C-II prescription valid for? | For that moment. |
How many refills can one get on a C-II prescription? | None. |
The prescription for a C-II is good for: | One time only. |
What is the exception to the rule for C-II drugs? | When a patient who has been issued a death date. |
Signatura: | What is given. |
Signature: | What is signed. |
What is another word for authentic? | Legal. |
Define CDTM. | Collaborative Drug Therapy Management is a formal agreement between a physician and a pharmacist that allows the pharmacist expanded prescription authorization regarding managing drug therapy. |
CPOE | Computerized Physician Order Entry. |
True or false. State law may require that a hard copy of electronically-transmitted prescriptions be produced and maintained just as regular written prescriptions would be filed. | True. |
How many types of drug orders are there? | Two. |
What types of drug orders are there? | Medication order and prescription order. |
In which type of setting can a medication order be found? | In an institution such as a hospital or nursing home. |
In which type of setting can a prescription order be found? | Community pharmacy. |
Name the two items found on a script that is not found on a medication order. | Refill and DAW. |
DAW | Dispense as Written |
dc | discontinue |
Name a few items found on a medication order that is not found on a prescription. | Admission date, admission number, patient weight, bed number, room number, diagnosis, and lab work. |
NPO | Nothing by mouth |
D5 | Dextrose (sugar water) |
NS | Normal Saline |
ICU | Intensive Care Unit |
CCU | Critical Care Unit |
Superscription | The Rx symbol on the prescription. |
Inscription | The name, strength, and dosage form of the drug. |
The pharmacist can add the inscription after: | verifying the information with the physician's office. |
Define subscription. | An indication on a prescriber's prescription to the pharmacist of the amount of medicine to be dispensed. |
Sig | An abbreviation for signa or signatura. |
Signa | An abbreviation for signatura. |
Signatura | Includes directions that should be given to the patient and so labeled. |
Name a few methods of communicating a prescription. | E-mail, facsimile or fax, mail, pneumatic tube, verbal, or written. |
a(n)- | without |
aden(o)- | gland |
aur(i)- | ear |
slow | brady- |
cardi(a)- | heart action |
between | inter- |
blood | hem(o)-,hem-, hemat(o)- |
sugar | gluc(o)- |
liver | hepat(o)- |
micr(o)- | small |
dead | necr(o)- |
eye | ophthalm(o)- |
path(o)- | disease |
pneum(o)- | the lung, air |
urine | -ur(o) |
water pill | diuretic |
anaphylaxis | hypersensitivity reaction/allergic reaction |
cancer | carcin(o)- |
MAO inhibitors | monoamine oxidase/antidepressants |
under the skin | subcutaneous |
secretion and excretion of mucus | mucous membrane |
sleep | HS |
MAR | Medication Administration Record |
under the tongue | sublingal |
vertigo | dizziness |
expansion of the blood vessels | vasodilation |
narrowing of the blood vessels | vasoconstriction |
MOM | milk of magnesia |
dc | discontinue |
NSAID | nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug |
mvi | multivitamin injection |
ud | as directed |
qs | quantity sufficient |
TPN | total parenteral nutrition |
ung | ointment |
sos | if necessary |
four times a day | q.i.d. |
as needed | prn |
qhs | every bedtime |
tuberculosis | Tb |
left ear | a.s. |
tid | three times a day |
morning | A.M. |
ASA | aspirin |
BM | bowel movement |
both ears | au |
dispense | Disp |
mEq | milliequivalent |
every other day | q.o.d. |
buccal | Of or relating to the cheeks or the mouth cavity |