COMMON
ERRORS IN PRESCRIPTIONS
1. Abbreviations:
i. Problem in understanding.
ii. Wrong interpretation by
pharmacist.
iii. May guessed by pharmacist
iv. Ex. To dispense Achromycin
for” Achro” may pharmacist dispense Achrostatin.
2. Name of drug.
Certain drugs have sound like
other.
i. Ex. Digitoxin & digoxin.,
Prednisone & prednisolone, Indocin & Lincocin.
3. Strength of Preparation.
i. There are various strength of
preparations are available for same drug.
ii. The strength of preparation
should be mention in prescription otherwise error may occur in dispensing.
Ex. Paracetamol tablet is written
in prescription without strength, then how pharmacist will dispense it.
4. Dosage form of drug
prescribed.
i. Same drug available in
different dosage form so it is very essential to mention the dosage form.
Ex. Tablet, capsule, suppository, liquid etc.
5. Dose.
i. Dose error may takes place
with paediatric patients.
ii. Pharmacist must discuss the
dose with physician.
6. Instruction for patient.
i. Incomplete or inappropriate
instructions cause error in prescription.
Ex. Two time a day or three time
a day.
Ex. Take with milk, take after
meal etc
7. Incompatibility.
i. It is very important to check
the incompatibility by pharmacist in prescription to avoid any therapeutic
incompatibility.
ii. Different drugs prescribed
for same patients may cause synergism or antagonism.
Ex. Acetylcholine and
Atropine produce antagonism
No comments:
Post a Comment