Posted by kaleidoscope on May 8, 2007, at 14:50:25
In reply to Re: Prescription: I-II poghs -what is its » kaleidoscope, posted by Quintal on May 6, 2007, at 17:42:02
Hi Q
Hospital doctors are often relatively useless at writing prescriptions. They tend to miss off vital details (eg. the quantity) as well as including unnecessary information. GPs scripts are normally better.
>Are you allowed to dispense a script that lists a dose for which there's no tablet strength?
Yes, unless it's a controlled drug.
>I've certainly had my prescriptions filled with all sorts of odds and ends to make up the full dose when stock was running low, but I suppose they would need the doctor's permission to do that?
It's very unlikely that they contacted the doctor. Pharmacy staff are busy and doctors don't appreciate having their time wasted with unimportant questions!
>I once got a month's supply of lamotrigine as a mixed bag of GSK's Lamictal, some Spanish strawberry-flavoured orodispersible tabs and English APS 100mg tabs.
Three different brands lol, that would be unusual. I assume they gave you a mixture because they were short of lamotrigine and it was the only way to dispense the full quantity. Even so, mixing standard tablets with orodispersible tablets would not be standard practice, at least not without asking the patient whether they were happy with it!
Ed
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