Name: _________________________________________
Year & Section: ____________________
Date: ___________
DISPENSING I
LEARNING ACTIVITY NO. 2
INTERPRETATION OF PRESCRIPTION AND MEDICATION ORDER
OBJECTIVES:
At the end of this experiment, the students are expected to:
1.
2.
3.
INTRODUCTION:
ACTIVITY NEEDS:
 Sample prescriptions
 Sample medication orders
ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS:
A. Identify and describe each part of the prescription.
Parts of the
Prescription
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Function
6.
7.
8.
B. Identify the different types of prescription and describe each type.
Types of the
Prescription
Qualifiers/Description
Actions to be taken
C. The use of abbreviations on prescriptions and medication orders is common. Complete
the table below by interpreting the common prescription abbreviations.
Common
Prescription
Abbreviations
aa
AAA
a.c.
a.d.
ad lib.
a.m.
amp.
amt.
APAP
Latin Meaning (if
applicable)
Interpretation
aq.
a.s.
ATC
a.u.
bib.
b.i.d.
BP
bucc.
c.
cc
cap.
cm
d.
DAW
d.c.; d/c
dil.
disp.
div.
dL
DR
EC
EOD
ER; XR
et
f., ft.
fl.
FXD
g, gm
gal
gr.
gtt.
h., hr., hor.
HCT; HCTZ
h.s.
ID
IM
IN
inf.
inh.
inj.
IR
IU
IV
K
kg
L
lb
liq.
lot.
m
max.
mcg; μg
MDP
mg
min.
mL
mm
neb.
NSAID
o.d.
ODT
oint.
o.s.
OTC
o.u.
oz
PA
p.c.
p.m.
p.o.
p.r.
p.r.n.
pt
p.v.
q
q12; q. 12 h.; q12°
q1-2; q. 1-2 h.; q1-2°
q.a.d.; q.o.d.
q.a.m.
q.d.
q.h.s.
q.i.d.
qt
qty.
q.p.m.
q.s.
q.w.
Rx
s.
SC; SQ; SubQ
sig.
SL; s.l.
SOB
sol.
SSRI
stat.
supp.
susp.
syr.
tab.
TAD
tbsp
t.i.d.
top.
troch.
tsp
U
u.d., ut. dict.
ung.
w.
w/f
w/o
RELATED QUESTIONS TO ANSWER:
1. Illustrate the generic dispensing flowchart.
2. Interpret the following:
Abbreviations
M. ft. APAP tab.
Take i tab APAP prn for HA
ii cap stat. prn for every loose stool
I tab TID p.c. prn for pain
Inj. MTX IT stat
Take I SL tab hs
M. i vial MTX 1g and q.s. NS to make
100ml
Instill ii gtt of Eyemo® q12h o.u
Apply HC ung. q8h to prn for allergy
Instill 3 gtt. Of otic sol. a.u.
Interpretation
3. Give 10 ISMP's list of Error-Prone Abbreviations, Symbols, and Dose Designations.
Abbreviations
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Intended Meaning
Misinterpretation
Correction
8.
9.
10.
4. How are you going to tell the prescriber regarding errors in prescriptions? How about the
patient?
5. What is the difference between prescriptions and medication orders?
CONCLUSIONS:
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