The following are the most common methods of pricing:

Learning Objective The pharmacist should effectively manage the financial aspects of his/her practice. Each pharmacy should have a method for pricing prescriptions, which is applied by every pharmacist practicing in that pharmacy. A pricing method that ensures profitable operation of the prescription department should be established. The cost applied to the prescription should cover the…

Learning Objective The primary responsibility of a pharmacist is to safely and properly dispense medication to the patients. The manner in which a pharmacist processes a prescription order is an important aspect of his/her professional responsibilities. The important steps in processing a prescription order are described as follows:

This is a necessary part of the prescription and is required to validate the prescription order. Figure 2.2 shows an example of a model prescription. Figure 2.2 A Model Prescription

The number of authorized refills should be indicated on each prescription by the prescriber. This is especially important for prescriptions containing narcotic and habit-forming drugs to prevent their misuse.

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It includes the name, age, sex, and address of the patient. It is important to check the age of the patient to ensure that the prescribed dose is correct. Weight can also be mentioned to calculate the appropriate dose. Date Prescriptions are dated at the time of writing them. It is an important factor in…

Learning Objectives The following are the parts of a prescription:

Prescriptions are usually written on printed forms that contain blank spaces for the required information. These forms are called prescription blanks. Figure 2.1 is an example of a prescription blank. Figure 2.1 Prescription Blank Prescription blanks are imprinted with the name of the physician, address and telephone number of the practice site, for example, hospital or clinic, and…

There are two broad legal classifications of medicines:   Learning Objective Prescriptions are written by the prescriber and given to the patient for presentation at the pharmacy. They may also be communicated directly over telephone to the pharmacist. Prescriptions received orally on telephone must be written down immediately.