Can You Read These Rxs?
This cryptic script stumped Isabel Chan, RPh, of CVS Pharmacy in Darien, Illinois. When Chan asked what the drug was for, the patient said it was “the same medication as last time.” To solve the mystery, Chan consulted the patient’s prescription history. Can you decipher the doctor’s handwriting?
A new, non—English-speaking patient arrived with this scrawled prescription at Wal-Mart Pharmacy 1138 in Madison, Wisconsin. When pharmacists Mitchel Her, PharmD, and Laya Esmaili-Rashid, RPh, asked the patient what the prescription was for, she pointed to her throat and jaws. Eventually, the pharmacists gave up and called the physician’s office. Do you know what the prescription is for?
ANSWERS
Rx 1: Fioricet tabs #100, 1 to 2 tabs every 4 to 6 hours
Rx 2: Medrol dosepak #1, use as prescribed
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