1. A Powerpoint Presentation
ON TOPIC
“PRESCRIPTION”
BY THE STUDENTS of
DIPLOMA OF PHARMACY
in
COMMUNITY PHARMACY & MANAGEMENT
Submitted by:
SUSHANT TIWARI , AMBER SONI
PRASHANT MISHRA , UTKARSH YADAV
Submitted to:
. MR. SAURABH PANDEY SIR..
(Department of Pharmacy)
Sultanpur Institute of Pharmacy
(Saifullaganj Faizabad Bypass Sultanpur-228119)
3. PRESCRIPTION
•It is a written order/command from
doctor or Physician or other licensed
practitioner to the pharmacist to
compound and dispensed a specific
medication for the patient.
4. PARTS OF PRESCRIPTION
• DATE.
• Its helps a pharmacist to know the filling and
prescribing date of prescription.
• Prescription must contain a date, If we prescribed
narcotic or habbit Forming drug, to avoid Its
misuse
5. NAME, AGE, SEX,WEIGHT AND
ADDRESS OF PATIENT.
• These parts must Be included , Because it’s helps to identify the
prescription.
• Age and sex Of the patient help the pharmacist to Checked prescribed
dose of medication, If the patient is children.
• Weight of patient also helps to calculate the appropriate dose of
medicines.
6. SUPERSCRIPTION
• Its shown bhy symbol Rx.
• It’s written before writing the prescription.
• Rx is the Latin Word means TAKE THOU (you take).
• In olden days, Rx considered as a sign of Jupiter (God of
healing) and requesting to God for the quick recovery of
patient.
7. INSCRIPTION
• It’s a main part of prescription order, contain name and required
quantity of ingredients.
• The name of ingredientes Are written in English or Lating language or
some time Abbreviations also use.
• Inscription is divided into following parts: Base, Adjuvant, Vehicle.
• Nowadays, suitable formulation are available so pharmacist only need
to dispensed readymade medicines.
8. • SUBSCRIPTION
• It helps a Instructions or direction to the Pharmacist for making the
Prescription and number of dose to be Dispensed.
• These day, instructions are not written For pharmacist, because,
compounding Of prediction eliminated.
9. • SIGNATURA.
• It’s a advice, which is given to the patient Regarding administration
of drug.
• It’s commonly written as ‘SIG’.
• The advice also should Written on label of the Container So that
Patient can Follow it.
10. • RENEWAL INSTRUCTIONS
• It also known as refill.
• In which renewal Information are written by doctor.
• Means how many times that Particular prescription
renewed.
• It is very necessary to written in Prescription if It
contains narcotics Drug in order to misuse.
11. • SIGNATURE, ADDRESS, AND REGISTRATION NUMBER OF
THE PRESCRIBER.
•These parts must be written In
prescription by Prescriber to avoid the
misuse of prescription, If it contain any
narcotic Or habit forming drugs.
14. HANDLING OF PRESCRIPTION
• Pharmacist should go through following steps when they will have
Handle prescription of Compounding and Dispensing.
1. Receiving.
2. Reading and checking.
3. Collections and weighting the material.
4. Compounding, Labeling, and Packaging.
15. RECEIVING.
• It is necessary, that the pharmacist himself should receive
prescription from patient.
• During this, pharmacist don’t change his/her facial expressions
otherwise patient will think that he/she is confused or surprised
after seeing the prescription.
• Therefore, patient will get negative expression by pharmacist.
16. READING AND CHECKING
• After taking a prescription, read it carefully and check it that either written in
proper format or not that is doctors pad or OPD slip of hospital/nursing home.
• Along with these, check date, name, age of patient and signature of prescriber.
• Always, prescription should check behind the counter.
• If pharmacist trouble and reading or any doubt with Prescribed
ingredients/directions Immediately Pharmacist should Consult to prescriber.
17. • If prescription receive on telephone by senior pharmacist/doctor.
• In this case, the name of ingredients properly, verified by repeating on
phone, Because nowadays, number of drug with almost same
Pronunciation/ Spelling are available in market.
• Example-
. Moxikind-MR. Dolokind-MR
. Prednisone Prednisolone
18. COLLECTION AND WEIGHING THE MATERIAL
• COLLECTION –
• When will you go for collection of material , read the labeled name of each and
every stock bottle three time and keep it to the left hand side of balance.
• WEIGHING-
• Before weighing, sure it, whether balance is properly working or not.
• After weighing the required material shifted to right hand side of balance, This
will avoid the confusion.
19. COMPOUNDING AND PACKAGING
• COMPOUNDING-
• Firstly collect all the required equipment, then clean and dried it. Afterward
compounding should be carried out at neat place.
• All the material should be taken according to the direction or pharmaceutical art.
• PACKAGING-
• The compounded mmedicine filled in suitable container depending on its quality
and use.
20. . LABELING OF DISPENSED
MEDICATION.
• The packed container properly Labeled with white
plain paper, this lebel must contain all Desired
information.
Finally pharmacist should explain the mode of
Administration, Direction of use and storage at the
time of delivering to the patient.
