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Writing a Prescription
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The Basics
Patient’s name today’s date (+/- date of birth)
Line 1: drug name dose
Line 2: number to take route how often*
Line 3: number to dispense refills
*use only most basic abbreviations (BID, TID, QID or QHS)
or just use plain English (twice a day) and avoid using
UNC Prohibited Abbreviations
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Paul R. Smith DOB: 5/6/1978 6/29/09
enalapril 10mg
one PO every day for hypertension
#90 (ninety) 3 refills
John Hancock, MD
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Writing a Prescription
• Legible, please
• Treat zeros with respect – use for 0.5mg but not for 5.0mg
• Write purpose of medication– “for high blood pressure”
• Write as needed for what– “prn for nausea”
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Writing a Prescription
• Confirm allergies
• Confirm dose if not absolutely 100% sure
• Consider interactions – epocrates– warfarin– seizure meds– immunosuppressants
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Writing a Prescription
• Think about QTc
• Pregnancy ?
• Monitoring – Baseline (need creatinine before metformin,
ALT before statin) – Later (need creatinine and K after Ace-i,
drug levels for lithium)
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Writing a Prescription
• # pills acceptable for given insurance (only 30 for Medicaid, 30 or 90 for Wal-Mart $4)
• Use generics whenever possible• Forgery issues
– microprinting on WebCIS– write out numbers (# thirty)– no mistakes on controlled substances
prescriptions
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• Narcotics– Schedule I: no medical use (heroin, LSD)– Schedule II: medical use, high abuse/addiction
potential (morphine, oxycodone)– Schedule III: lower potential (codeine,
hydrocodone)– Schedule IV: even lower potential
(benzodiazepines, propoxyphene)– Schedule V: very low potential (codeine in
cough syrup)
• Keep records organized and detailed:– strength, how many, any refills, when/from
whom can get more
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• Narcotics– Schedule I: no medical use (heroin, LSD)– Schedule II: medical use, high abuse/addiction
potential (morphine, oxycodone)– Schedule III: lower potential (codeine,
hydrocodone)– Schedule IV: even lower potential
(benzodiazepines, propoxyphene)– Schedule V: very low potential (codeine in
cough syrup)
• Keep records organized and detailed:– strength, how many, any refills, when/from
whom can get more
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• Narcotics– Schedule I: no medical use (heroin, LSD)– Schedule II: medical use, high abuse/addiction
potential (morphine, oxycodone)– Schedule III: lower potential (codeine,
hydrocodone)– Schedule IV: even lower potential
(benzodiazepines, propoxyphene)– Schedule V: very low potential (codeine in
cough syrup)
• Keep records organized and detailed:– strength, how many, any refills, when/from
whom can get more
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• Narcotics– Schedule I: no medical use (heroin, LSD)– Schedule II: medical use, high abuse/addiction
potential (morphine, oxycodone)– Schedule III: lower potential (codeine,
hydrocodone)– Schedule IV: even lower potential
(benzodiazepines, propoxyphene)– Schedule V: very low potential (codeine in
cough syrup)
• Keep records organized and detailed:– strength, how many, any refills, when/from
whom can get more
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