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The Pharmaceutical Agent Order Prescription An oral or written record of a physician’s order to pharmacist to dispense medication to patient. Components of a Prescription – Written Form prescriber’s name and title (MD, DDS, DMD, DO, etc.) prescriber’s office address prescriber’s phone number patient’s name and address patient’s age date on which prescription was written Superscription, or the letters Rx – Latin for recipe or “take thou” Inscription, the actual body of the prescription indicating the drug name, strength and dosage form Components of a Prescription – Written Form Signature, not to be confused with the prescriber’s signed name; clearly written and understandable instructions Subscription, the quantity of the drug to be dispensed to the patient refill instructions prescriber’s signature prescriber’s DEA number Physician’s Order Form to order medication for the hospitalized patient Components of a Physician’s Order Patient’s Name and hospital number patient’s room or ward location attending physician patient’s date of birth allergies or sensitivities to drugs, foods, and other substances Diagnosis date of admission patient’s condition Components of a Physician’s Order Services to be performed(i.e. tests, activities, diet, etc.) medications ordered strength of each medication ordered dosage form specified to avoid any questions regarding the form to be administered – most drugs come prepared in more than one dosage form; patient’s condition often determines route of administration directions for use or frequency of administration for each drug nurse’s or physician’s signature with date and time of entry on the physician’s order. Oral Prescriptions Phoned in – usually done by a prescriber known to pharmacists. Not applicable to schedule II drugs. Components of an Oral Prescription Doctor’s name Doctor’s phone number Patient’s name Patient’s address Patient’s phone number Components of an Oral Prescription DEA number Name of drug Quantity of dr