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Guidelines for written prescriptions: (x5)
- -legible, accurate instructions, complete information, written in ink
- -Should not have name of pharmacy/pharmaceutical company, to avoid appearance of endorsement
- -Rx pads should be kept secure to avoid theft or loss
- -Duplicate or record kept for each Rx should be kept in pts. chart
- -English instructions, not Latin abbreviations
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What is included in the heading of a Rx:
- Prescriber’s name, phone number, and address.
- Pts. Name
- age
- weight-for children
- Date
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What is included in the body of a Rx?
- Specific Drug
- dose
- concentration
- Directions for pt. use
- Possible directions for doseform to the pharmacist to mix together
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What is included in the closing of an RX?
- Prescriber’s signature
- DEA number
- Instructions to pharmacist-refills, generic allowed
- *signature required for schedule II drugs
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What is a compliant Patient?
is one who follows the therapeutic regimen recommended by the clinician
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Latin symbol for "take thou" placed in the body of the prescription.
Rx
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most accurate child dose calculation, used for anti-cancer drug dose
Child’s dose =
surface area of child (in square meters) x adult dose /1.73
Body surface area (BSA)
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age for dose calculation
Childs dose (1-12 y) =
child’s age (in y) x adult dose/Child’s age (in y) + 12
Youngs Rule
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Calculation for child dose using weight
Child’s dose = weight of child (in lb.) x adult dose/150 lb.
Clarks rule
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What Act conforms all drug related laws into one?
Controlled substance Act 1970
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Schedule __ Drugs: have the highest risk for abuse, cannot be prescribed and are only used for drug research purposes.
C I
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Schedule __ drugs: high abuse potential but have legal medical use, refills are prohibited
C II
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Schedule __ drugs: moderate abuse potential, have legal use, refills up to 5 times in 6 months
C III
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Schedule __ drugs: low abuse potential, refills up to 5 times in 6 months
C IV
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Schedule __ drugs: low abuse potential, may be refilled, some state allow these to be sold over the counter-if over 18 yrs. old and a record must be kept by pharmacist
C V
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Rules of Prescribing Scheduled Drugs (x4):
- Written in ink/typed
- Pts. Full name and address
- Practitioners full name, address and DEA number
- DatedManually signed
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