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Medical Prescription

A medical prescription contains three main parts: 1. The superscription which includes patient information like name, age, and address. 2. The inscription which lists the drugs, strengths, dosages, and amounts to dispense. It can include multiple drugs to treat a condition and any side effects. 3. The subscription which provides instructions to the pharmacist and patient on how to take the medication. Prescriptions are signed by the doctor. Standard abbreviations are used for clarity and brevity. There are several ways to prolong the duration of a drug, such as increasing dosage frequency, changing solubility, or using sustained release forms.

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Medical Prescription

A medical prescription contains three main parts: 1. The superscription which includes patient information like name, age, and address. 2. The inscription which lists the drugs, strengths, dosages, and amounts to dispense. It can include multiple drugs to treat a condition and any side effects. 3. The subscription which provides instructions to the pharmacist and patient on how to take the medication. Prescriptions are signed by the doctor. Standard abbreviations are used for clarity and brevity. There are several ways to prolong the duration of a drug, such as increasing dosage frequency, changing solubility, or using sustained release forms.

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How to write a medical

prescription
Medical prescription
Name, address and telephone number of the
doctor
1-Superscription: contains date, name,
age, address, weight and sex of patient
℞ That stands for the Latin word 'take
thou' which means dispense
(Its a conversation between the doctor and
the pharmacist).
2- Inscription: this is the body of the prescription. It
contains the following;
■ A- Name(s) of the drug

■ B-Strength

■ C-Dosage form

■ D-Amount to be dispensed
■ Sometimes the prescription contains more
than one drug
■ *the 1st one is the basis (most important
drug)
■ *the 2nd one is the adjuvant (enhances the
effect of basis)
■ *the 3rd one is corrective which reduces the
undesirable effects of the basis and the
adjuvant.
■ Digoxin 0.5 mg tab .-
1*1 30 tabs.
■ -Furosemide 40 mg amp.
1*1 5 amps.
■ -KCl 250 mg tab.
1*2 20 tabs.
■ 2- Subscription: instruction to the pharmacist like 'make
a solution' ,'mix and place in 20 caps' , 'dispense 10
tablets'.

■ Signa which is the instruction for the patient how to


take the prescription.

■ Signature of the doctor.


Abbreviations used in medical prescription
■ a.c. = before meals (from "ante cibum," before meals)
■ p.c. = after meals (from "post cibum," after meals)
■ tabs=tablets
■ caps = capsules
■ p.o. = by mouth, orally (from "per os," by mouth)
■ I.V. =intravenously
■ i.m. =intramuscularly
■ s.c. =subcutanously
■ q.d. = once a day (from "quaque die," once a day)
■ b.i.d. = twice a day
■ t.i.d. = three times a day (from "ter in die," 3 times a day)
■ q.i.d. = four times a day (from "quater in die," 4 times a day)
■ q.h.: If a medicine is to be taken every so-many hours (from
"quaque," every and the "h" indicating the number of hours)
■ q.h. = every hour
■ q.2h. = every 2 hours
■ q.3h. = every 3 hours
■ q.4h. = every 4 hours
How to prolong the duration of
action of drugs
■ Increase the frequency of administration.

■ Delaying its absorption either by :

a-Decreasing vascularity of the absorbing surface (e.g.)


Adrinaline + Xylocaine.

b-Changing the solubility of the drug (e.g.) Insuline +


Protamine.
■ Inhibiting its metabolism by using enzyme
inhibitors (e.g.)
Allupurinol + Mercaptopurine.

■ Reducing the drugs excretion (e.g.)


Probencid + Penicillin.

■ Using sustained release dosage forms.


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