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what are the six guidelines for written Rx
- legible, accurate instructions, complete info
- Schedule II written in ink, indelible pencil or typed
- should not have pharmacy/pharmaceutical company on pads to avoid appearance of endorsement
- Rx pads kept secured
- duplicate or record kept for each Rx in pts chart
- ENGLISH instructions not latin (so why did we have half our first test on the latin abbreviations?)
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t/f the DEA number is given one per dentist
FALSE corresponds to specific office location
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what goes in the heading of a Rx
- prescribers name, number and address
- pts name age and weight if child
- date
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what goes in the body of a Rx
- specific drug, dose, concentration and amount
- directions for pt use
- possible directions for doseform to the pharmacist to mix together
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what goes in the closing of a Rx
- prescribers signature
- DEA number
- instructions to pharmacist (refills or generica allowed)
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what is the latin a or a (line on top of a)
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what does the latin a stand for?
before meals
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at bedtime (hour of sleep)
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a patient who follows the written orders on aprescription as instructed
compliant patient
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the manner in which the drug formulation is suppled (capsules, tablets, mouth rinse etc)
doseform
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latin symbol for take though placed in the body of the prescription
Rx
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DEA
drung enforcement adminsitration
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RDH
registered dental hygienist (if we pass this class we might get to this)
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