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READING A PRESCRIPTION CORRECTLY YOU JUST HAVE TO MEMORIZE DIFFERENT ABBREVIATIONS USED (most come from Latin). If the doctor writes "sig:" (some DO NOT), that means "these are my directions or instructions" For pills, tabs and capsules it may say: PO (by mouth), ac (before meals), PC (after meals), QD (once a day) BID (twice a day), TID (three times a day), QID (four times a day), at or @HS (at bedtime [hour of sleep]).
FOR DROPS: gtt is drop, gtts is drops, AS is left ear, AD is right ear, AU is both ears.....OS is left eye, OD is right side, OU is both eyes..........PRN is "as needed", as in 1 tab QID PRN pain. There are more, but these are the most used and all I can remember right now!
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When a patient comes into the pharmacy to pick up a prescription the pharmacy tech must do?
Introduce them self then read the prescription
Is using somebody's glasses to read bad?
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That question is hard to answer, can't you just google it or read the 'prescription' haha?
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They are a scam. Read their reviews with the BBB and call the Missouri Attorney General. Don't do business with them.
What is the procedure when receiving a verbal prescription over the phone?
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What is napercin?
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What are the three types of prescription?
the three types of precription are: Violative prescription Erroneous prescription Impossible prescription
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Read your prescription literature/that paper that's stapled on the precrisption paper bag.
How do you spell prescription?
prescription
