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    Prescription: Manager, SBMD Asiatic Laboratories LTD

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    A prescription is a written order from a physician directing a pharmacist to dispense medication. There are two types: pre-compounded prescriptions for already prepared drugs, and extemporaneous prescriptions where the pharmacist prepares the medication. A prescription should include the date, prescribing doctor's information, patient information, drug name and dosage, directions, and doctor's signature. Abbreviations are commonly used in prescriptions to save space. Rational prescribing fulfills medical criteria while irrational prescribing inappropriately uses drugs.

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    A prescription is a written order from a physician directing a pharmacist to dispense medication. There are two types: pre-compounded prescriptions for already prepared drugs, and extemporaneous prescriptions where the pharmacist prepares the medication. A prescription should include the date, prescribing doctor's information, patient information, drug name and dosage, directions, and doctor's signature. Abbreviations are commonly used in prescriptions to save space. Rational prescribing fulfills medical criteria while irrational prescribing inappropriately uses drugs.

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    A prescription is a written order from a physician directing a pharmacist to dispense medication. There are two types: pre-compounded prescriptions for already prepared drugs, and extemporaneous prescriptions where the pharmacist prepares the medication. A prescription should include the date, prescribing doctor's information, patient information, drug name and dosage, directions, and doctor's signature. Abbreviations are commonly used in prescriptions to save space. Rational prescribing fulfills medical criteria while irrational prescribing inappropriately uses drugs.

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    Prescription

    Presented By
    Masum Chowdhury
    Manager, SBMD
    Asiatic Laboratories Ltd.
    A prescription is a written order by a
    registered physician directing the
    pharmacist to prepare or dispense
    pharmacological agents for the diagnosis,
    prevention or treatment of a disease.
    There are two types of prescription:
     Pre compounding prescription:
    Prescription for already prepared drug (by pharmaceutical
    companies) e.g. Cap. Ciprofloxacin (500 mg) etc.
     Extemporeous prescription:
    The pharmacists prepare the medication according to the
    drugs and dosages directed by the physician.
    Types of Prescribing
    - Rational Prescribing
    - Irrational Prescribing
    • Rational Prescribing:
    It fulfills the following criterias –
    1. Appropriate diagnosis
    2. Appropriate indications
    3. Appropriate drug
    4. Appropriate dosage
    5. Appropriate duration
    6. Appropriate route of administration
     Irrational Prescribing:
    When medically inappropriate, ineffective and
    economically inefficient drugs are used, it is
    called irrational prescribing.

    Some common irrational prescribing:

    1. Excessive use of drugs.


    2. Overuse of antibiotics.
    3. Prescribing new costly drug, when an alternate
    cheaper drug is available etc.
    Requirements of Prescriptions
    1. Date
    2. Name and address of doctor.
    3. Name and address of the patient.
    4. Rx. It’s a traditional esoteric symbol for the word
    ‘Recipe’-‘take thou!'; It is pointless.
    5. The name and dose of the medicine.
    6. Direction to the pharmacist.
    7. Instruction for the patient.
    8. Signature of the doctor.
    Symbol of Prescription

    (1) Dr. X Date:


    MBBS. MD (Cardiology)
    Address:
    Patients Name: Mr. Y Age: 60 years Sex: Male
    Address:

    Rx
    (2) Tab. Cardopril (25 mg) (4)
    ¼+0+¼- Before meal (40 days)

    Tab. Disprin CV – 100


    (3) 0 + 1 + 0 - After meal (30 days)

    (5) Prescribers Signature


    Parts of Prescription:

    An ideal prescription should have the


    following parts:
    - Superscription (1)
    - Inscription (2)
    - Subscription (3)
    - Transcription (4)
    - Signature (5)
    Parts of Prescription:
     Superscription:
    Superscription includes:
    - Information about the prescriber.
    - Information about the patient.
    - Rx (it means ‘take it!’)

     Inscription:
    - Inscription gives the information about the
    name of the drug (generic or trade name),
    and its formulation, unit dosage.
    Parts of Prescription:
     Subscription:
    - Subscription provides information to the pharmacists
    about the quantity and dosage form of the drug to be
    dispensed.
     Transcription:
    - Transcription is the prescribers direction to the
    patient contains instruction about the amount of drug,
    time and frequency of doses to be taken.
     Signature:
    - Prescription should be signed by the prescriber.
    Abbreviation of Prescription

    a ante before

    p post after

    ac ante cibum before food

    pc post cibum after food

    bd bis in die twice a day (bid is also


    used)
    Abbreviation of Prescription
    ter die sumendus 3 times a day (tid is also used)
    tds
    quarter die sumendus 4 times a day (qid is also used)
    qds
    statim immediately
    stat
    si opus sit if necessary
    sos
    omni die every day
    od
    Abbreviation of Prescription
    omni mane every morning
    om

    omni nocte every night


    on

    per os by mouth
    po

    subcutaneous by subcutaneous injection


    sc
    intramuscular by intramuscular injection
    im
    Abbreviation of Prescription
    intravenous by intravenous injection
    iv
    quaque every
    q
    repetatur let it be repeated
    rep
    pro re nata as required
    prn
    nomen proprium proper name
    NP
    Thanks
    Prepared By
    Masum Chowdhury
    Manager,
    Strategic Brand Management Department
    Asiatic Laboratories Ltd.
    masum.pha@gmail.com,
    +880-0171-7642874, +880-0193 7990014

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