Which part of a prescription provides the instructions for the patient?

Answer 1

On a prescription for a non-narcotic, here are the following requirements

- Date prescription is written

- Name of patient

- Drug (with strength) to be dispensed

- Directions on how to take medication

- Amount to be dispensed

- Doctors signature

Answer 2

A prescription includes the medication being prescribed, the dosage such as milligrams, how it is to be taken i.e. every day or four times a day-whatever the dr wants and the number or amount to be dispensed. and the route such as by mouth or injection.

Answer 3

Medication, strength, number of pills per refill, number of pills to take per dose, frequency of dosing, duration of treatment, and number of refills. In addition, the prescription includes identifying information about the prescriber and the patient.

Answer 4

If you mean the manufacturer's insert, it contains the:

1. manufacturer's name
2. drug name, including variant names and chemical name
3. the chemical components
4. the uses or indications
5. contraindications
6. the usual dosage
7. prescribing doses, listed in increasing scale of doses (lowest to highest)
8. routes of acceptable administration
9. side effects
10. percentages of side effects
11. cautions for prescribing
12. whether it is toxic to the fetus
13. whether it can be used during breastfeeding
14. other toxicities, such as incident risk for abuse
15. other considerations

Answer 5

Name date of birth Allergies medication name dosage quantity directions prescribing doctor name&DEA# if needed