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RX vocab
Prescription Component Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Prescribers Information | Full name, address, phone number, and other identifying information about the DR |
| Date | The date when the prescription was written. This date differs |
| Patient Information | Full legal name, address, and DOB of patient |
| RX | (symbol) originating from the Latin word "recipere" meaning "to take". |
| Inscription | The medication prescribed/the contents that go INsidethe vial/bottle |
| Subscription | The information that gets SUBmitted to the pharmacist. (medication, refills, dosage) |
| Signa | |
| NR | NO REFILL |
| PNR | REFILL AS NEEDED |
| DAW I | Name brand of prescription necessary |
| DAW II | Generic brand OK |
| DAW III | At pharmacists request |