1. Art of Drug Prescription in Dentistry Iyad M. Abou Rabii Assistant professor, DDS.OMS. MSc. PhD

2. Objectives 1- Perform a correct prescription writing and edit a good and comprehensive drug prescription 2- Identify Latin abbreviations, components of, and write prescriptions for use by a dentist. 3- Identify the major routes of drug administration. 4-Take decisions about medication use strategy (Delivery route, type, Dose). 5-Dtinguish between characteristics of brand name and generic name drugs.. 6-Understand the current evidence and promising practices related to utilizing these tools and systems. 7-Be aware of the challenges of Patient Safety in dental clinics linked with medication prescription, dispensation, administration and observance 8-Identify human Factors and ErrorsDescribe the Clark’s Rule and the Young’s Rule for calculating doses for children.

14. Essential Components of Prescriptions

25. Errors of prescription writing Omissions a) DAW (Dispense as written) b) Refill quantity c) Dosage form d) Length of therapy/quantity e) Patient allergies f) Date g) Route h) Signiture i) Prescriber identification

26. Errors of prescription writing Dose or Directions a) Dose significantly different from normal standards b) Error in dose c) Prescriptions for unavailable dosage forms/strengths d) Misleading, incomplete or confusing directions e) Take as directed f) PRN directions or refills g) Unclear dose based on a concentration h) Sustained release dosage forms

27. Errors of prescription writing Legal Requirements a) Omissions of Prescriber identification b) Omissions of patient's address c) Prescriptions refills for C-IIs d) Partial fillings of C-IIs e) Generic prescribing for unavailable or inappropriate prescriptions

28. Errors of prescription writing Quantity a) Unclear amount b) Odd amount c) Prescription for an amount that doesn't exist Duration of Therapy a) Prescriptions for a duration that is substantially different from normal standards b) Not specified

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