COLLEGE OF PHARMACY

PRESCRIPTION AND MEDICATION ORDER

ASSIGNMENT NO. 1

Name: Erika Jade T. Torres Date: August 23, 2022

Course/Section: BS PHARM 2-A-1

Questions:

A. Define dispensing according to the Generics Act of 1988 and the Philippine
Pharmacy Act.

 We all know that Dispensing is the process of preparing of medicine and

give it to the patients on the basis of a prescription. According to REPUBLIC
ACT NO. 6675, the Dispensing is an act to promote, require, and ensure
the production of an adequate supply, distribution, use and acceptance of
drugs and medicines identified by their generic names. Under paragraph (l)
the Dispensing refers to the sum of processes performed by a pharmacist
from reading, validating, and interpreting prescriptions; preparing;
packaging; labeling; record keeping; dose calculations; and counseling or
giving information, in relation to the sale or transfer of pharmaceutical
products, with or without a prescription or medication order.

B. What is medication order? How does it differ to a prescription?

 Medication order and prescription are both necessary and both has specific
information to the pharmacist. However, prescription generally is used for
outpatient care and can request only one medication. The medication order
is vary from prescription, because the medication order are used to order
medications for inpatients in hospitals, nursing homes, and other
institutions. It also contain orders for procedures, laboratory test, and
discharge instructions while the prescription is something that you can look
and ask at a pharmacy while the medication order is someone who may
administered.
 C. Label the parts of prescription:

1. Prescriber’s information
2. Patient’s information
3. Date of prescription was written
4. Superscription
5. Inscription
6. Subscription
7. Signa
8. Instructions

D. Explain what is military time and why it is used in health care institutions
such as in medication orders?

 Military time is also known as 24-hour clock system. Using military time is
the standard method used to indicate time for medication administration.
The use of military time reduces potential confusion that may be caused by
using AM and PM and also avoids potential duplication when giving
scheduled medications. Military time helps promote safety, efficiency, and
consistency in health care practices.

References

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES. (1988, September 13). Republic Act No. 6675.
https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1988/09/13/republic-act-no-6675/

Corpus Juris. (2016, July 21). Philippine Pharmacy Act.

https://thecorpusjuris.com/legislative/republic-acts/ra-no-10918.php

Pharmlabs. (2022). Prescriptions & Medication Orders. The Pharmaceutics and

Pharmaceutical Compounding Laboratory.
https://pharmlabs.unc.edu/labexercises/compounding/rxmedorders/

Pressbooks. (2022). Military Time. Nursing Skills.

https://wtcs.pressbooks.pub/nursingskills/chapter/5-3-military-time/

Military Time Converter. (2022). Why do Hospitals Use Military Time. Benefits for
Healthcare. https://militarytimeconverter.org/why-do-hospitals-use-military-time-benefits-
for-healthcare/