VPT 311: General and Systemic Veterinary Pharmacology (2+1)

Prescription writing- guidelines

GUIDELINES ON WRITING A PRESCRIPTION 

• A prescription should be
• Clear neat and legible
• Free from errors
• Each ingredient should have separate line
• Each line shall begin with a capital letter.
• Abbreviations and chemical symbols should not be used.
• If a prescription contain both solid and liquid drug solids should be written first.
• Names of ingredients should be written first and vehicle last.
• Latin terms and abbreviations should not be use in prescriptions. But if there is any doubt it is better to write in English.
• When writing more than ordinary dose underline the quantity essential so that pharmacist will understand that the larger dose is prescribed intentionally.
• Simple and clear direction must be given without any abbreviations.