Pharmacy

What is prescription and its parts?

Prescription

The prescription is an order written by a physician or any other registered medical practitioner (RMP) to a pharmacist to compound and dispense a specific medication for the patient.

The pharmacist to give the medication needs of the patients according to the intention of the prescriber.

The prescription are generally written in the language of the area in which they originate but latin words are used in the prescription writing.

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Part’s of Prescription –

  1. Name, Age, Gender, and address of the patient
  2. Date
  3. Superscription (Rx) its mean – you take
  4. Inscription
  5. Subscription
  6. Signatura
  7. Sign, address and registration number of prescriber.

Format of Prescription –

Prescription
Prescription

Name, Age, Gender, and address of the patient

Name, Age, Gender, and address of the patient must be written on the prescription if it is not written then the pharmacist should asked the finished product to a person.

Age and gender of the patient specially in the case of children help the pharmacist in checking the medication and dose. and the address of the patient is recorded to help for the any contact the patient or deliver the medication.

Date

The date should be written down by the prescriber at the same time. The date on the prescription helps a pharmacist to find out the causes for long time treatment.

Superscription (Rx)

The superscription is represented by a symbol Rx which is always written at the beginning of the prescription the Rx is latin word means take or you take.

Inscription

It is the main part of the prescription it contains the name and quantity of the prescribe ingredients.

The name of the ingredients are written each on a separate line.

The prescription is divided into 3 types –

  1. The form of ingredients
  2. Quantity of medicaments or ingredients
  3. In take dose of ingredients

Subscription

It is the part of prescription contains prescriber direction to the pharmacist regarding the dosage form to a prepared and number of dosage form.

Signatura

This is usually as (sig.) on the prescription and consist of the direction to be given to the patient regarding the administration of the medicine.

It is usually indicate the quantity of the medicaments or number of dosage units to be taken.

Sign, address and registration number of prescriber/physician

Now the last part of the prescription may be printed or written but the prescriber name must be hand written and should be signature. Address and registration number to be written of the prescriber.

Handling of the Prescription –

  1. Receving
  2. Reading and Checking
  3. Collecting the material
  4. Weighting
  5. Compounding
  6. Finishing

Latin term and abbreviation & Commonly used in prescription writing –

No.Latin TermAbbreviationEnglish Meaning
1Agitaagitshake
2Alteralt.alternate
3Anaa.aof each
4Antea.before
5Ante cibosa.cbefore meals
6Aquaa.qwater
7Auris dextraa.dright ear
8Auris laevaa.lleft ear
9Bis-in-dieb.i.dtwice a day
10Ciboscibos.meals, food
11Dexterdextright
12Cumcwith
13Ecwith
14E Lactee. lactwith milk
15Ex aquaex. aqwith H2O
16Fiat, fit, fiantFtmake
17GuttagttAdrop, drop
18Hac noctehac noct.to night
19Horahan hour
20Hora somnih.sat bedtime
21In diesin. ddaily
22Inter cibosi.cduring meals
23Injectioinj.an injection
24Nebulanebula spray
25Oculo ulroo.ueach eye
26Oculus dextero.dright eye
27Oculus laevuso.lleft eye
28Oculus Sinistero.sleft eye
29Omniomnevery
30Omni horao.h, omn, horevery hour
31Omni Quatta horaomn 4 hrsEvery 4 hour
32Omni secunda horaomn 2 hrsEvery 2 hour
33Omni maneo.mevery morning
34Omni nocteo.nevery night
35OS, Oriso.smouth
36Pre OSp.oorally by mouth
37Post Cibosp.cafter meals
38Prore natap.r.nwhen necessary
39Puluispulv.powder
40Quantum sufficiatQ.Sas sufficient
41Quarter in dieQ.i.dfour time a day
42RecibeRxtake
43Si opus Sits.o.swhen needed
necessary
44Tabella, tabettatab.a tablet
45Ter in diet.i.d3 time a day
46Quaqua quarta horaq.q.hevery fourth hour
47Semis,semiss.half
Latin term and abbreviation

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