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    This document contains an activity from a dispensing laboratory course at the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Pharmacy. The activity tests students' understanding of prescription parts, terms, and writing. It includes a sample prescription and asks students to identify prescription parts, explain their importance, transcribe medication orders, and provide sample prescriptions. The goal is to evaluate students' comprehension of key elements involved in properly dispensing medications according to prescription specifications.

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    UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS

    FACULTY OF PHARMACY

    AY 2020-2021

    PHA6111 LABORATORY – DISPENSING 1


    ACTIVITY 2 - PRESCRIPTION

    Name: Grace R. Hernandez


    Section: 2A PH

    Part 1 – Parts of a Prescription

    Identify the numbered parts of the sample prescription below.

    1. Prescriber’s Information
    2. Patient’s Information
    3. Date
    4. Superscription
    5. Inscription
    6. Subscription
    7. Transcription
    8. Refill Information

    Part 2 – Importance of each part of a Prescription

    Determine the need for each of the part of a prescription and what will happen if this part was missed. Complete the
    table below.

    Parts of Rx Need of this part in Rx What happened if missed?

    1. Rx Information It validates the authenticity of the The pharmacist will not know if the
    prescription before dispensing which prescription is written by a license
    make it a legal document and can be medical doctor.
    used in the court of law.
    2. Patient Information It is important for proper identification If this part is not present, the patient will
    of the patient. It helps the pharmacist be hard to trace in case of
    to check the dose of medicine is medication/dispensing error. The
    proper for the patient’s age group. It is pharmacist will also failed to identify if
    also essential for follow-up of patient. the medication is accurate for the
    patient.
    3. Date It tells the oldness of the prescription The Pharmacist will have failed to
    which is important to avoid identify if the old prescription brought
    unnecessary refilling of the for unnecessary refill.
    prescription. It is also essential for
    medication record.
    4. Superscription It is a sign of practice. If it is absent in the prescription, it will
    not be considered as prescription by law.

    5. Inscription It gives the Pharmacist the idea which Chances of medication error increased
    drugs are needed by the patient. during dispensing of the drugs by the
    Illegible handwriting and too many pharmacist.
    confusing, similar generic and brand
    names cause difficulties in dispensing
    of drugs.

    UST-Faculty of Pharmacy
    UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS
    FACULTY OF PHARMACY

    AY 2020-2021

    6. Subscription It is important in dispensing the right Medication errors may occur. The
    amount of medicine. patients will have a hard time monitoring
    how many drugs he/she needs to take.
    7. Transcription It enables the patient to know the Medication errors may occur. Patients
    quantity, frequency, and duration of will be confused how and when to take
    the treatment. Oral instructions are the drugs properly.
    most often forgotten. This helps the
    pharmacist in counseling the patient.
    8. Signature of Physician Confirms the authenticity of the Pharmacist will not be able to detect a
    and License No. prescription and avoids the misuse of blank prescription has been misuse.
    blank prescription pads. He/she will not be able to confirm if the
    doctor has prescribed the medicine.

    Part 3 – Terms used in Prescription writing

    Transcribe the following medication orders. (2 pts each)

    a. Nembutal 100 mg hs prn po


    (Take one hundred milligrams of Nembutal by mouth as needed at bedtime.)
    b. Propranolol hydrochloride 40 mg po bid
    (Take forty milligrams of Propranolol hydrochloride orally twice a day.)
    c. Ampicillin 1 g IVPB q6h
    (Administer one gram of Ampicillin intravenous piggyback every six hours.)
    d. Demerol 50 mg IM q4h prn for pain
    (Administer fifty milligrams of Demerol intramuscularly every four hours as needed
    for pain.)
    e. Tylenol 325 mg tabs ii po stat
    (Take two tablets of three hundred twenty-five milligrams of Tylenol by mouth,
    immediately.)
    f. Pilocarpine ii gtt po stat
    (Instill two drops of Pilocarpine by mouth, immediately.)
    g. Scopolamine 0.8 mg SC stat
    (Administer 0.8 milligrams of Scopolamine subcutaneously, immediately.)
    h. Milk of magnesia 1 tbsp po hs qn
    (Take one tablespoonful of Milk of magnesia orally every night at bedtime.)
    i. Septra DS tab I qd po
    (Take one tablet of Septra DS orally every day.)

    UST-Faculty of Pharmacy
    UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS
    FACULTY OF PHARMACY

    AY 2020-2021

    j. Instill Gtt ii OU q4h prn pain (3 pts)


    (Instill two drops in both eyes every four hours as needed for pain.)

    Part 4 – Sample Prescription

    Provide 2 copies of sample prescriptions with the following types of medicine. (5 pts each)

    Prescription 1 – with Nonprescription medicine

    UST-Faculty of Pharmacy
    UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS
    FACULTY OF PHARMACY

    AY 2020-2021

    Prescription 2 – with Prescription/Ethical medicine

    UST-Faculty of Pharmacy

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