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Registered Pharmacist Denise Svoboda, of Stop & Shop Pharmacy in Middletown, Connecticut, was able to decipher what medication the physician ordered. The directions, however, were a different matter. Unable to make out the dosage, Svoboda called the prescribing physician's office for verification. Do you know what the physician ordered?
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Enrique Puertos, PharmD, of Stephens County Hospital in Toccoa, Georgia, had a difficult time translating this prescription. He asked several colleagues if they could decipher this illegible script. A majority of the staff was unable to figure it out. Puertos called the prescribing physician?s office for clarification. Can you solve this mystery prescription?
Have eye-straining, baffling prescriptions? Send them to Pharmacy Times. Along with a clean photocopy of the prescription itself, your submission must include: (1) the name of your institution and its location; (2) your name and title (PharmD, RPh, Pharm Tech); (3) the correct name of the drug(s), strength, and dosing requirements; and (4) your telephone number. Please mail your submissions to: Can You Read These Rxs?, Pharmacy Times, 103 College Road East, Princeton, NJ 08540.