Exam 5: Prescriptions

When receiving a handwritten prescription order from Mrs. Smith, what additional information should you obtain in order to be sure that you fill the prescription for the correct patient?

Reynolds is an 85 year old female patient with a urinary tract infection. She wants to know who is allowed to drop off her antibiotic prescription at the pharmacy. What do you tell her?

In what way(s) can doctors submit prescriptions to pharmacies? I. By Phone II. Electronically III. Written IV. Faxed

Which of the following practitioners are not allowed to write prescriptions?

Jessica Johnson brings in a prescription for Valium that looks like it has been photocopied. What is the most appropriate course of action?

Which of the following medications cannot be called in over the telephone?

Which of the following medications can be sent to the pharmacy by fax?

Hansen calls and says he wants to fax over a prescription for Adderall XR. What do you tell him?

One of your regular patients has run out of refills for his HCTZ. What do you do?

A patient asks you to explain how to take her medication. The prescription is for esomeprazole 20mg PO qi. The label reads: Take two capsules once a day one hour before mealtime by mouth. What is the error on the label?

Bobillo forgot to specify which strength of amoxicillin he would like his patient to take for her infection. What do you do?

Maxwell has given Julie a prescription for Xanax. The pharmacist instructs the technician, Marcos, to give Julie the generic alternative for Xanax to save her some money. Marcos fills the prescription using Lorazepam. What mistake has been made?

Which of the following healthcare practitioners are allowed to write prescriptions?

Which of the following medications can only be filled from a paper, hard copy prescription order?

Angel received a prescription for docusate sodium which read 2T PO QOD. Angel made a label for the bottle that read, "Take two tablets by mouth every day." What mistake did she make?

Frux wrote a prescription for Amlodipine 10mg 1T PO TID. Andy created a pharmacy label that reads "Take one tablet by mouth twice daily." What mistake has Andy made?

A patient with prescription coverage and a diagnosis of a duodenal ulcer has a prescription for lansoprazole. After determining that the patient's prescription will cover 8 weeks of therapy, and the prescription was written for 3 months, what is your correct action?

If a patient receives a prescription for ProAir HFA inhaler with the directions: "Take one to two puffs four to six times daily as needed for shortness of breath," what is the days' supply?

Johnson calls and wants to email a prescription for Lorazepam to your pharmacy. What do you tell him?