PRESCRIPTION WRITING

1. PRESCRIPTION WRITING Rx

2. WHEN DO DRUGS BECOME A PART OF YOUR TREATMENT????

3. PAIN!!!!

4. INFECTION CONTROL

5. FEAR OR ANXIETY

6. ANTIVIRAL

7. ANTIFUNGAL

8. PRESCRIPTION VS OVER THE COUNTER

9. Prescription Drugs(legend) • Drugs determined by the Food and Drug Administration(FDA) to be not safe except under the supervision of a practioner licensed to administer them.

10. Over the Counter Drugs • Drugs considered safe and effective without professional guidance when used according to labeled instructions

11. Controlled Drugs Abuse Potential • Additional regulations by the Drug Enforcement Administration(DEA) • May be OTC, legend or even unavailable for medical use

12. Controlled Substances – regulated by the Controlled Substance Act Act divides into five schedules based on: Potential Abuse Medical Usefulness Potential physical/psychological dependence

14. General Drug Information • Proprietary vs Nonproprietary names • Single vs compound prescription • Dosage

15. Proprietary vs. Nonproprietary

16. Nonproprietary Name – generic, common name. Usually only 1 name per drug • Acetaminophen – Tylenol, Datril • Ibuprofen – Motrin, Advil • Aspirin – Bufferin, Empirin

17. Proprietary Name – Trade name given by manufacturer to identify their brand. Same drug may have several different brand names • Amoxicillin - Trimox, Amoxil, Polymax • Lidocaine – Xylocaine, Octocaine, Nervocaine • Hydrocodone – Vicodin, Lortab, Stagesic • Ibuprofen – Motrin, Advil, Nuprin

18. General Drug Information • Proprietary vs nonproprietary • Single vs compound

19. Single – Drug has one active ingredient (ie ibuprofen, amoxicillin) • Combination – Drug has more than one active ingredient(ie acetaminophen with hydrocodone, lidocaine with epinephrine)

20. General Drug Information • Proprietary vs nonproprietary • Single vs compound • Dosage

21. Tablet Capsule Caplet Liquid Troche Cream Gel Rinse Drug Amount – Unit dosageNumerous Oral Forms

22. Active Ingredient – usually in unit dose in mg(ibuprofen 200mg, hydrocodone 5mg, lidocaine 2% 36mg)

23. Prescription Writing Drug prescription – A written or verbal order for a medication by a licensed individual(physcian, dentist, veterinarian,etc)

24. Prescription Format • Name of provider • Patient’s name, address,age,date • Drug information • Refills • Provider signature • DEA # if necessary

25. Prescription Requirements • Ink, nonerasable print • No reference to pharmacy or a pharmaceutical company • Special pads for controlled substances vs other prescription meds

28. Component Parts of Prescription • Patient’s name, age, address, date • Rx – recipe(name of drug and dose) • Disp. – quanity(number) and written out • Sig. – explicit directions to patient

29. Parts of Prescription con’t • Provider’s signature • Number of refills • Security box check for controlled subst. • DEA and license #

32. Prescriptions can be written in English or with Latin abbreviations

33. Prescriptions can be written or verbal (telephone pharmacy) except for schedule II drugs.