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Prescription Writing 101: Gail Feinberg, DO, FACOFP October, 2009
Prescription Writing 101: Gail Feinberg, DO, FACOFP October, 2009
Amoxil 250/5ml
Disp: 150mL
Sig: 5mL tid until gone (also acceptable is
5mL tid x 10 days)
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Practice #2
Jane Doe need refill of her digoxin. Her dose
is 1.25mg daily and she takes one daily. She
needs a 30 day prescription to take to the
pharmacy today and another one for 3 months
to mail off…write both for her.
30 day will look like…
Jane Doe
Digoxin 1.25 mg
Disp: #30
Sig: One p.o. daily (here can also add for CHF
or whatever appropriate)
No refill
Jane Doe
10/7/09
Digoxin 1.25mg
Disp # 30
Sig: One (1) po daily (can also add for CHF)
90 day will look like
Jane Doe
Digoxin 1.25 mg
Disp # 90
Sig: One p.o. daily
No refill
Jane Doe
10/7/09
Digoxin 1.25mg
Disp # 90
Sig: One (1) po daily (can also add for CHF)
Practice #3
Tom Smith has pulled his back out and you are
going to give him some Flexeril
(Cyclobenzaprine) as a muscle relaxer. This is
given as 10mg up to three times daily as
needed for muscle spasm. You only want to
give him at most a weeks worth.
Prescription should look like..
Tom Smith
Flexeril 10mg
# 21 (twenty one)
i p.o. up to tid prn muscle spasm
• (note the i…represents one ii=2, iii=3, iiii or iv = 4 etc.)
• Can also write one (1) po up to …
Tom Smith
10/7/2009
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