MODULE 4: PRESCRIPTION WRITING

Question 1

It is an order to the pharmacist written by a licensed veterinarian, physician, dentist to prepare and dispense the prescribed medicine to the client or patient.

Answer 1

Prescription

Question 2

What are the essential parts of a prescription?

Answer 2

1. Date of writing the prescription
2. Identify and address of the patient and owner
3. Superscription = Rx
4. Inscription
5. Subscription
6. Signa
7. Signature

Question 3

R in Rx means?

Answer 3

Recipe

Question 4

X in Rx symbolizes ?

Answer 4

Roman God Jupiter

Question 5

Inscription pertains to ?

Answer 5

The list of names and amounts of drugs in the prescription following the rules under Generic Act 1998

Question 6

Subscription pertains to ?

Answer 6

The instruction to the pharmacist on how to prepare medicine

Question 7

Signa, sig, or S pertains to ?

Answer 7

Instruction for administration of medicine

Question 8

Identify the type of error prescription with the given data:

• Brand name precedes generic name
• Generic name in the one on parenthesis
• Brand name is not in parenthesis

Answer 8

Erroneous

Question 9

Identify the type of error prescription with the given data:

• Generic name is not written
• Generic name is not legible and brand name is legible
• When brand name is indicated, and instruction such as “no substitution” is added.

Answer 9

Violative prescription

Question 10

Identify the type of error prescription with the given data:

• When only the generic name is written, but not legible
• When the generic name does not correspond to the brand name
• When both generic and brand name are not legible
• When there is no such product corresponding to the dosage form and/or drug concentration
• When drug product is not registered

Answer 10

Impossible prescription