Posted by Quintal on May 8, 2007, at 15:13:07
In reply to Re: Prescription: I-II poghs -what is its » Quintal, posted by kaleidoscope on May 8, 2007, at 14:50:25
>Hospital doctors are often relatively useless at writing prescriptions. They tend to miss off vital details (eg. the quantity) as well as including unnecessary information
I've had that happen before (!) but spotted it before leaving the clinic. I've I also had the wrong drug prescribed entirely, i.e. isocarboxazid when I asked for Parnate.
I can't find that particular script but I did find one of my old clonazepam scripts where my GP had accidentally printed out tramadol but scribbled it through and put her signature next to it. The thing is that where the dosing instructions should be it just says 'as directed'. Is this normal/acceptable?
>Even so, mixing standard tablets with orodispersible tablets would not be standard practice, at least not without asking the patient whether they were happy with it!
I don't remember being asked what I thought of it at all! In fact I didn't realize I had a batch of orodispersible tabs until I noticed a strange strawberry taste, and the tablets would melt on my tongue before I could wash it away. It's rare to actually get a full script filled on the same day, and it's common for the IOU is filled with a different brand. That said, I've never come to any harm (AFAIK) or noticed any loss of efficiency from having mixed batches.
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