Santino Colabianchi, PharmD, of Thrif-T Drugs
Inc in Pensacola, Florida, was handed this prescription
just before the pharmacy closed on a
Friday. The pharmacist was unable to fill the
prescription because he could not determine
the medication being ordered. He explained to
the patient that getting the script filled would
have to wait until Monday when he could call
the prescribing physician's office for clarification.
Can you figure out this script?
Marree Lake, PharmD, of Coop Pharmacy in
Scottsbluff, Nebraska, had no problem understanding
this script's dose instructions. The name of the
drug, however, was a different story. Lake is familiar
with this prescribing physician's illegible
handwriting. The pharmacy staff is usually able
to decipher his prescriptions. Lake, however,
had to call the prescribing physician's office to
determine the new medication being ordered
for the patient. Can you decode this prescription?
ANSWERS
Rx 1: Boniva 150 mg, #1, 1 tablet po q month.
Rx 2: Hytrin 5 mg, #30, 1 capsule po q day.
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