Prescriptions are orders for medications and services issued by physician, dentist or other health care provider who is authorized by law to prescribe.
Prescription contains following information
1) Patient Information: Name and Address
2) Date: It is the date on which the prescription was issued.
3) Name and Dosage form of the product
4) Product strength: Depends on the dosage some times pharmacist will decide which strength to dispense.
5) Quantity to be dispensed: If the quantity is not written, based on the dosage and duration of therapy pharmacist will decide how much to dispense.
6) Repeating of prescription: If it is not mentioned then it is understood that it is only for one time use.
7) Directions for the pharmacist: Directions for compounding or Directions for labeling.
8) Directions for the patient: These will be interpreted by pharmacist and written on the label in lay man language.
9) Prescriber information : This includes name, address and the signature of the prescriber.