Goodman &Gilman Book Appendix -1317-1323

Question 1

Prescription Components

Answer 1

. Superscription- date, name, address, weight, age of patient and the directions for taking the medications
. Inscription- body of the script- includes name and amount/strength of the drug
. Subscription- instruction to the pharmacist (i.e., dispense 30 tablets)
. Signa/Sig- instruction to the patient on dosing.

Question 2

Controlled Substances Schedule

Answer 2

. Schedule I- heroin, mescaline, sale, isomer, mehtylene dioxymethamphetamine and similar
. High abuse potential
. Not approved for use in the USA for medical reasons

. Schedule II- morphine, fentanyl, oxycodone, meperidine, cocaine, amobarbital and similar
. High abuse potential
. Medical uses in the USA approved.

. Schedule III- anabolic steroids, ketamine, nalorphine, and similar
. Less abuse potential
. Medical uses in the USA approved.

. Schedule IV- alprazolam, modafinil and similar
. Abuse potential less than schedule III, II, I
. Medical uses in the USA approved.

. Schedule V- buprenorphine, low dose opioid meds, cough syrup with codeine, and similar
. Low abuse potential compared to Schedule 1-IV
. Accepted medical uses
. can be sold without prescription