Can You Read These Rxs? (November 2017)

Rx 1

Pharmacy Technician Jeri Wilson of Hy-Vee Pharmacy in Blue Springs, Missouri, had some trouble deciphering this prescription.

Ropinole (Ropinirole) 0.5 mg, 1 bid and 2 hs (at bedtime)

Pharmacist Vaishali Rawani and Pharmacy Technician Victoria Worthington were stumped by this scribbled prescription.

Suboxone 8/2 mg lm #16, 1 lm sublingually twice daily

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