Prescription Writing Flashcards
Written Prescription
prescriber’s order to prepare or dispense a specific treatment
Rational Steps to Prescription Writing
- make a specific diagnosis
- consider pathophysiologic implications of the diagnosis
- select a specific therapeutic objective
- select a drug of choice
- determine the appropriate dosing regimen
- devise a plan for monitoring the drugs action and determine an end point for therapy
- plan a program of patient education
Components of a Prescription
- your name
- your title (+your supervising physician)
- office address
- office telephone number
- date prescription written
- patient name
- patient address
- drug name
- drug strength
- quantity ordered
- Sig (instructions for patient on how/when to take med)
- number of refills/fill to date
- child proof cap Y/N?
- information for patient or pharmacist
- your signature
- DEA number
- state license number
Four Types of Nonadherence
patient fails to obtain medications
patient fails to take medications as prescribed generally from inadequate communication
patient prematurely discontinues the medication
patient takes medication inappropriately
Schedule I
high potential for abuse
no accepted medical use
lack of accepted safety as a drug
ex: heroin, cannabis
Schedule II
high potential for abuse
current accepted medical use
abuse may lead to psychological or physical dependence
ex: morphine, oxycodone, hydrocodone, fentanyl
Schedule III
less than I and II potential for abuse
current accepted medical use
moderate or low potential for physical dependence and high potential for psychological dependence
ex: tylenol with codeine
Schedule IV
less than III potential for abuse
current accepted medical use
limited potential for dependence
ex: diazepam, carisoprodol
Schedule V
less than IV potential for abuse
current accepted medical use
limited dependence possible
ex: pregabalin, lacosamide
