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Homeopathic Writing Prescription: Prateeksha Naryani B.H.M.S. 1 Year ROLL NO. 2108557581045

The document describes the format and components of a homeopathic prescription, including the superscription with patient details, inscription with remedy and dose, subscription with preparation instructions, and signature with physician details and directions for the patient. It notes prescriptions contain the name, potency, and quantity of the remedy, as well as vehicle. Ideal prescriptions are legible, accurate, and use standard formats and language understood by pharmacists. Hospital prescriptions may specify treatment duration rather than exact drug quantities for inpatients.

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Homeopathic Writing Prescription: Prateeksha Naryani B.H.M.S. 1 Year ROLL NO. 2108557581045

The document describes the format and components of a homeopathic prescription, including the superscription with patient details, inscription with remedy and dose, subscription with preparation instructions, and signature with physician details and directions for the patient. It notes prescriptions contain the name, potency, and quantity of the remedy, as well as vehicle. Ideal prescriptions are legible, accurate, and use standard formats and language understood by pharmacists. Hospital prescriptions may specify treatment duration rather than exact drug quantities for inpatients.

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HOMEOPATHIC WRITING

PRESCRIPTION

P RA T E EK S H A N A R Y A N I
B.H.M.S. 1ST YEAR
RO L L N O . 21 0 8 5 5 7 5 8 1 0 4 5
HOMEOPATHIC WRITING PRESCRIPTION

Principles of Prescription
Prescription is a written document (order) given by a
physician to the dispenser
(compounder/pharmacist).
For the preparation of the required medication as a
well as instruction about the mode of intake, for a
particular patient, at a particular time,
Which is most appropriate as considered by the
attending physician.
BODY OF THE PRESCRIPTION

The body of the prescription may be divided into


four parts, written in a definite order as follows:
 The superscription
 The Inscription
 The Subscription
 The Signature
SUPERSCRIPTION

It is the heading consisting of:


 Name and address of the patient: Placed at the top.
 Age and Sex:
 The Symbol Rx : It is stands for the Latin word ‘receipe’ (take
thou of) which means ‘to take’.
 The oblique dash across R is probably a relic of the symbol Rx
that represented a prayer to jupiter.
INSCRIPTION

This part forms the main part of the prescription.


This part contains:
 The name of the remedy, potency and its quantity.
 Also the vehicle, its nature with the required quantity.

SUBSCRIPTION
 It includes the directions or instructions to a compounder or
dispenser as to how the should dispense the remedy, ie.e. the
way of combining and dispensing.
SIGNATURE

It contains:
 The direction: which are given to the patient as to how he will
take the remedy. The instructions should be short, simple and
to the point. This includes:
 How to eat/use the medicine.
 When to come for a follow up.
 Any advice regarding diet, any precautions, laboratory
examinations, etc.
 Signature of the physician with the date and registration
number (which is obtained from the Central Council of
Homoeopathy).
CHARACTERISTICS OF AN IDEAL
PRESCRIPTION
Norms: This means, the rule’ or ‘a pattern’. It is very
important in a prescription.
Forms: A prescription may written in either simple English
or in Latin. Simple form or prescription are now generally
popular amongst the physicians.
Latin is being used as pharmacist in all country understand it
and it forms a healthy shorthand for the busy practitioner.
Legibility: The writing on the prescription should be such
that a compounder faces no difficulty while reading the
prescription.
Accuracy: A prescription should accurately describe the
remedy, patency, does and time of administration.
HOSPITAL PRESCRIPTION

The principles underlying dispensing of prescriptions for


out-patients are essentially the same in hospital as those in
routine dispensing. The difference in hospital prescriptions
is that the length of time and duration of treatment is
specified rather than the actual quantity of the medicine to
the supplied.
For in patients, hospital have a different from of dispensing
for supplying drugs. Prescriptions for in patients are written
on the in patient case-sheets under the follow-up record and
on a sheet where the daily record of medicines administered
to the patient is kept, known as ‘Physician’s Order Sheet’
which is being sent to the hospital pharmacy for dispensing.
FORMAT OF A PRESCRIPTION

For, Name of Patient


Address of Patient
Age/Sex
Rx Superscription
Medicine, Potency
Dose Inscription
Vehicle
Mittle
Direction of preparation Subscription
Quantity of Medicine
Sign
Direction to the Patient -Signature/
Lablel
Signature of the physician
Name of the Physician
Date of Prescription
Registration Number

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