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Chap.6 Prescriptio..
Chapter 6 Prescriptions and Processing
Inscription: | Medication prescribed. |
Legend drug: | A medication that may be dispensed only with a prescription; also known as a prescription drug. |
Over-the-counter (OTC): | A medication that may be purchased without a prescription directly from the pharmacy; also known as a nonprescription drug. |
Pharmacy compounding: | The preparation, mixing, assembling, packaging, or labeling of a drug or device. |
Signa: | Directions for patient. |
Subscription: | Dispensing directions to pharmacist. |
Superscription: | Rx symbol. |
Processing prescription steps: | Receiving, reading, checking, entering into the computer, numbering and dating, labeling, preparing, packaging, and rechecking, |