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PRESCRIPTION WRITING

PRESCRIPTION WRITING. Rx. WHEN DO DRUGS BECOME A PART OF YOUR TREATMENT????. PAIN!!!!. INFECTION CONTROL. FEAR OR ANXIETY. ANTIVIRAL. ANTIFUNGAL. PRESCRIPTION VS OVER THE COUNTER. Prescription Drugs(legend).

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PRESCRIPTION WRITING

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  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

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

  14. Proprietary vs. Nonproprietary

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

  16. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  25. 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

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

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

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

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