Question

12. Li the parts of a prescription and define cach 13 Why should the allied health professional not sign a prescription? use in an emergency? Explain you 14 She died blank prescription pads be left for the medical assistant to use in an emer answer 15. List the information to be provided to the pharmacist when phoning in a prescription 16. When phoning in a prescription, how can the medical assistant be sure that the pharmacist has understood the correct medication and dosage? 7. What protocol needs to be followed with faxed prescriptions? Address the issue of confidentiality List steps needed to safeguard prescription pads. Should prescription blanks be used for memos? Why or why not?

Answer 1

12.The parts of the prescription are

• The information about the prescriber with date
• The information about the patient and the medical diagnosis
• Inscription about what is the problem of patient
• Superscription describes about what medication to be issued
• Signatura is the information provided to the patient in regards to the medication regimen
• Refills to move mentioned
• Sign of the provider

13.Allied health professionals are not given the rights to sign on the prescription pad because their education does not cover pharmacology in detail as for doctors.Moreover it is not in their scope of practice. They are supposed to carry only the orders and not provide orders.

14.A signed blank prescription pad when left for a medical assistant can always pose a threat for malpractice or misuse without guidance. It can be followed if the organization as a policy and protocol by a medical assistant. Otherwise after the medical assistant prescribes it is counter checked by the concerned physician and then signed.

15.The following information has to be provided

• Self introduction
• Patient information
• Provider information
• Medication dose, frequency,no.of refills