Writing Prescriptions – Outpatient Prescriptions
Prescription 1: Sertraline, 100mg each day (depression)
Prescriber’s Information:
Name: Dr. Emelda Okun
Address:
Date: August 5, 2024
Patient Information:
Name: Jane Doe
Address: 2479, Any Street, San Francisco, CA 95133
DOB: 01/01/2001
Drug Information:
Medication: Sertraline
Strength: 100 mg
Dosage Form: Tablet
Quantity: 90 tablets
Directions: Take 1 tablet by mouth every day
Indication: Depression
Refills: 3
Signature……………………………….
DEA Number:
Prescription 2: Lorazepam, 1mg twice each day, if needed (panic attacks)
Prescriber’s Information:
Name: Dr. Emelda Okun
Address:
Date: August 5, 2024
Patient Information:
Name: Jane Doe
Address: 2479, Any Street, San Francisco, CA 95133
DOB: 01/01/2001
Drug Information:
Medication: Lorazepam
Strength: 1 mg
Dosage Form: Tablet
Quantity: 60 tablets
Directions: Take 1 tablet by mouth twice daily if needed for panic attacks
Indication: Panic Attacks
Refills: 1
Signature……………………………….
DEA Number:
Prescription 3: Aripiprazole, 2mg before bedtime (depression)
Prescriber’s Information:
Name: Dr. Emelda Okun
Address:
Date: August 5, 2024
Patient Information:
Name: Jane Doe
Address: 2479, Any Street, San Francisco, CA 95133
DOB: 01/01/2001
Drug Information:
Medication: Aripiprazole
Strength: 2 mg
Dosage Form: Tablet
Quantity: 90 tablets
Directions: Take 1 tablet by mouth before bedtime
Indication: Depression
Refills: 3
Signature……………………………….
DEA Number:
Prescription 4: Methylphenidate ER, 54mg every morning before school (ADHD)
Prescriber’s Information:
Name: Dr. Emelda Okun
Address:
Date: August 5, 2024
Patient Information:
Name: Jane Doe
Address: 2479, Any Street, San Francisco, CA 95133
DOB: 01/01/2001
Drug Information:
Medication: Methylphenidate ER
Strength: 54 mg
Dosage Form: Extended-Release Tablet
Quantity: 90 tablets
Directions: Take 1 tablet by mouth every morning before school
Indication: ADHD
Refills: 1
Signature……………………………….
DEA Number:
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We’ll write everything from scratch
Electronic medical records systems are not always available, so the importance of knowing how to write an accurate prescription on a prescription pad is imperative. Writing prescription medications is something you will be doing day after day, patient after patient. There are special considerations depending on the DEA schedule of controlled medication you are writing. This Assignment will start preparing you for this task and understanding.
Writing Prescriptions – Outpatient Prescriptions
Note: Written prescriptions for pharmacies may differ from chart orders for hospitalizations. For this Assignment, you are writing outpatient prescriptions for pharmacies.
RESOURCES
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
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WEEKLY RESOURCES
TO PREPARE:
Review the Required Learning Resources.
Review the correct way/order to write a prescription.
Consider how prescriptions might be properly written for specific patients.
THE ASSIGNMENT:
Create prescriptions using the patient information, medications, and indications listed below. Your goal is to demonstrate the accurate way to write a prescription that a patient would present to a pharmacy. The prescription should be written and signed. You will develop your mock prescriptions in a Word document to include everything one might find on a printed prescription pad. You will write one prescription per page.
To write your prescriptions, please use the following patient information:
Patient Name: Jane Doe
DOB 1/1/2001
Duration: 3 months
Write a prescription for each of the following medications:
Sertraline, 100mg each day (depression)
Lorazepam, 1mg twice each day, if needed (panic attacks)
Aripiprazole, 2mg before bedtime (depression)
Methylphenidate ER, 54mg every morning before school (ADHD)
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