Can you you figure out what these prescriptions say?
Pharmacy Tech Tiffany Mitchell of Bryan Pharmacy in Enterprise, Alabama, was flummoxed by this prescription.
Can you figure it out?
Rx 2
Pharmacist Kellie Thierman of Rite Aid in Port Allegany, Pennsylvania, had to stare at this prescription a long time before deciphering it.
Can you figure it out?
Rx 1: Ultram 50 mg #60, 1 PO q 4 hours PRN
Rx 2: Lactulose 30 cc BID PRN constipation 24 oz
CAN YOU READ THESE RXS?
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