Can You Read These Rxs? (October 2018)

Rx 1: Pharmacy Technician Elaine Sapunarich at Rite Aid Pharmacy in Saugerties, New York, had no idea what this prescription should say. Can you guess?

Rx 2: Pharmacist Dilesh Patel at Hillcrest Pharmacy in Merchantville, New Jersey, was stumped by this quickly scribbled prescription. Can you read it?

Answers:

Rx 1 : Methadone 10 mg; take 1 and 1⁄2 tablets daily for pain for 11 days, #16

Rx 2: Relafen 750 mg #60 1 bid, refill × 3

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