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As the prescriptions are more or less legal
documents, the pharmacist should carefully
preserve them either the original or the
duplicate
But in cases of legality or court documents
only the original copy is
recognized
There should be two files:
narcotic prescriptions
● regular prescriptions.
The law requires the retention of the
prescription for a definite period of time; at
least (blank) for non-narcotic or regular prescriptions
2 years
The law requires the retention of the
prescription for a definite period of time; at
least 2 years for non-narcotic or regular
prescriptions and(blankAt ) for narcotic
prescriptions.
5 years
But most stores retain the prescription files
indefinitely or for the life of the pharmacy in
order to have them available in case
requests or refills
The pharmacist is required to maintain
prescription files and records in accordance with
standards of sound practice and
statutory
requirements.
These records should include a patient profile
system, containing patient demographic
information and a complete (blank)
of all medication use and services provided in the
delivery of pharmaceutical care.
chronological record
DIFFERENT RECORD BOOKS THAT MAY BE
OBTAINED
Prescription book
✔ Poison book
✔ Book for abortive
✔ Additional opium book
✔ Book for narcotics
which is a daily record of
prescription filled include the following information: serial
number, patient's name and address; doctor's name and
address; cost price; for narcotics may only be
maintained when the pharmacy is authorized to
dispense them by virtue of their narcotic registry number
or 5-3 number.
prescription book
Reasons for recording the prescription:
For legal reason.
Records are helpful to the pharmacist, the
physician, and the patient.
To comply with regulations that all
prescriptions dispensed be recorded.
For legal reason.
The records of prescriptions serve to keep the
pharmacist informed as the number of
prescriptions handled and the ratio of
renewals to
new prescriptions and related information.
They can also serve as a means of locating
prescription orders rapidly, making information
concerning previously dispensed prescriptions
available to the physician, providing a family
prescription record of allergies and idiosyncrasies
and compilation of information needed by the
patent for
fax and insurance purposes.
There are several ways by which prescription orders
may be recorded:
The prescription order number method
✔ The patient or family record card
The numbers are preprinted, written, or stamped
consecutively in a standard-type prescription
record book.
THE PRESCRIPTION ORDER NUMBER
METHOD
THE PRESCRIPTION ORDER NUMBER
METHOD
The patient's name and address, physician's
name, type of prescription medication, price, and
initials of the pharmacist dispensing the
medication usually follow
each number
This method maintains a complete record of the
prescription dispensed in any single period, but it
is not particularly useful in locating a prescription
order for renewal if the number or date is not
available.
THE PRESCRIPTION ORDER NUMBER
METHOD
is
often used as a supplement to the prescription
order number method.
THE PATIENT OR FAMILY RECORD CARD-
is generally used for each patient
or family.
file card
