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Chapter 5. Prescriptions and Labels. Objectives. Define key terms. Discuss precautions to ensure patient safety. Identify the parts of a legal prescription. List which healthcare providers are able to write prescriptions in your state. Define abbreviations used in prescriptions.
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Chapter 5 Prescriptions and Labels
Objectives Define key terms. Discuss precautions to ensure patient safety. Identify the parts of a legal prescription. List which healthcare providers are able to write prescriptions in your state. Define abbreviations used in prescriptions. Interpret labels safely.
Prescriptions Types of orders Written Verbal Standing Stop
Critical Thinking You review a prescription and find you can not determine if the medication is Trileptal (an antiseizure medication) or Tylenol 3 (a narcotic pain reliever). What would the difference be to the patient if the wrong drug were given? What should you do in this situation?
Abbreviations—Which do you know? cap mL elix mg gm oz gr tab gtt T, Tb mcg t, tsp mEq
Answers cap―capsule mg―milligram gr―grain T, Tb―tablespoon mEq―milliequivalent mL―milliliter gm―gram tab―tablet mcg―microgram elix―elixir oz―ounce gtt―drop tsp―teaspoon
Written Prescription Parts of the prescription Superscription—name, address, phone number and DEA number of prescriber, patient’s demographics, date Rx Inscription Signature Subscription Refills Generics Prescriber’s signature
Parts of the Prescription Superscription Prescriber information Patient demographics Inscription Signature Subscription
Rules for Writing Prescriptions Check state and office protocols before writing a prescription for a physician. Keep close security of prescription pads. Prescriptions are usually written with Latin abbreviations, which you must know.
Critical Thinking If most patients do not understand Latin, why do you think physicians write the signature in Latin?
Protocols for Prescriptions Keep pads safe—usually only certain staff can have access. Physician should only have one pad at a time. Allied health professionals can sometimes write or type prescriptions, but MUST be signed by prescriber. Schedule II drugs MUST be written by prescriber.
Critical Thinking You work in a busy gynecologist’s office. Many women run out of birth control pills before you can schedule them to come in to be seen. Create a protocol for refilling oral contraceptives without seeing the patient.
Summary • What new piece of information in this chapter were you most interested to learn? • What questions do you still have about the information in this chapter? • Return to Objectives to determine extent of learning.
