Private prescriptions examples

Prescription-only medicines (POMs) (see Section 1.3.3) are usually obtained on the authorisation of a valid prescription form (either an NHS or a private prescription form) written by a recognised prescriber registered in the UK and presented at a registered pharmacy (although exceptions to this do exist, for example, dispensing doctors (see Section 2.3.1), in-patient hospital supply (see Section 4.2.1) and emergency supply at the request of a patient (see Sections 7.2 and 7.3)). 

This section contains examples of NHS prescription forms for dispensing within a community pharmacy. Although a number of different examples are used in this section, from a variety of different prescribers, all prescription forms can be addressed by using a standard systematic approach (see Section 3.3 for NHS prescription forms, and Section 5.4 for non-NHS (private) prescription forms). 

With repeat prescribing on a non-NHS (private) prescription form, the prescriber will annotate with the number of times that the prescription may be repeated (for example, repeat X 3 ). In this example, the prescription may be dispensed a total of four times (i.e. one initial dispensing and then three repeats). On the first, second and third dispensing, the prescription may be returned to the patient as they are not obliged to receive subsequent supplies from the same pharmacy (see Section 5.1.7). However, many patients will return to the same pharmacy and so may ask you to hold the prescription on their behalf. 

After the last dispensing, the prescription will be retained by the dispensing pharmacy. The exception to this would be if there were, for example, two items on the prescription form and only one of those was repeatable. If the repeatable item were on the non-NHS (private) prescription form on its own, the form would be returned to the patient. However, as there is a non-repeatable item on the form, the form must be retained by the dispensing pharmacy. Therefore in rare cases such as these, the patient will have to return to the same pharmacy to obtain any repeats of the repeatable medication. 

Therefore, it would not be uncommon for a dentist to prescribe analgesic medication on a non-NHS (private) prescription form for a patient under his care, even if that item was not in the Dental Practitioners Formulary (see Section 3.2.2). However, it would be unusual for them to prescribe, for example, medication for the treatment of schizophrenia. If a pharmacist received a non-NHS (private) prescription form from a dentist for medication to treat schizophrenia, the pharmacist should query the supply with the prescribing dentist to confirm that the dentist is prescribing within their area of competence. 

In addition to the supply of medication on the NHS via individual prescription forms (see Chapters 2 and 3) or hospital order (see Chapter 4), and the supply of medication via non-NHS (private) prescription forms (see Section 5.1), it is also necessary to become familiar with other forms of supply. These are where a practitioner or other authorised individual requires a medicinal product for use during the course of their practice or business. This may not, at this stage, be for a named patient. This would include, for example, where a GP requests something for use during home visits or an optician requests a medicinal item for use during eye examinations. 

The following section contains examples of requisitions that may be encountered in a community pharmacy. In each case, the following sections have been completed to guide you through the dispensing process (note that compared to the dispensing of NHS prescriptions (see Section 3.5.2) and non-NHS (private) prescriptions (see Section 5.5.2), there is no need to perform a clinical check (except for some patient-specific written requests from optometrists), check for inter-... 

This section contains a number of worked examples of prescriptions forms containing controlled drugs. The same standard systematic approach will be followed as for other prescription forms (i.e. those which do not contain controlled drugs see Section 3.3 for NHS prescription forms, and Section 5.4 for private prescription forms). This approach is summarised in Section 3.5.1. 

Third parties may be public or private. Private third parties typically are insurance companies, although other private entities sometimes pay for a patient s prescriptions. For example, some pharmaceutical manufacturers provide free or discounted... 

A significant concern in pharmacy is the level of reimbursement specified in these contracts. In 2000, the average third-party reimbursement for a prescription was 15 percent lower than what a patient would pay for the prescription without third-party reimbursement (USDHHS, 2000). This difference may have increased in recent years because third-party payers have continued to decrease their reimbursement rates. There also are substantial differences in reimbursement rates across third-party payers. For example, many state Medicaid programs reimburse at far better rates than private third-party payers. 

What comes to mind when the word pharmacy is mentioned Depending on your age, hometown size and location, personal health history, and experiences shared by family and friends, a number of examples might appear. While the descriptions would vary regarding the name and even the practice setting, many would envision a privately owned business that not only filled prescriptions but also took care of patients and their families. This type of pharmacy has been described in many ways a mom and pop shop, a drug store, a chemist s shop, an apothecary, a prescription shop, or hundreds of brand names ranging from Abe s Drug to Zimmerman s Pharmacy. The business that is described by most is an independent community pharmacy. 

The 152nd Ohio Volunteers had their share of illness. On August 1, Williamson and Jobes stmggled with a particularly obstinate wave of typhoid and intermittent fevers accompanied by diarrhea. 4 Some were sent to general hospital, while others were treated with opium and antiperiodics. D. Ault, a private in Company B, for example, was treated for diarrhea and fever with cinchona and Dover s powder. Throughout the prescription book, in fact, a lot of typhoid and intermittent fevers appear in the entries most of the afQicted were sent to their quarters rather than to the hospital. 

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