Unit 1 Prescription Writing Exercise
Use the following information to prepare a written prescription using the prescription writing pad (ATTACHED) below for each case.
Practice #1 - Abigail Smith
Abigail Smith has hypertension and needs a prescription for Hydrochorathiazide 5mg. She will take 5 mg, once a day. She will need a thirty-day supply with refills for a year. Her DOB is 5/28/1969. Her address is 330 East First Street, Clarksville, TN, 37040.
Practice #2 – John Bandy
John Bandy needs a prescription for eye drops. He uses one drop of Timoptic 0.5% in his right eye twice a day. It comes in 5 cc bottles. He needs three refills. His DOB is 6/27/1965. Mr. Bandy lives at 400 E 3rd Street, Duluth, MN, 55804.
Practice #3 - Bill Phillips
Bill Phillips has a bulging disc in his cervical spine and needs Lortab 2.5 mg tablets for pain. He should take one tablet every four hours as needed for pain. He needs thirty pills. No refills. His DOB is 8/27/1978. His address is 4400 W. Grand Ave, Atlanta, GA, 30301.
Practice #4 - Betty Skipper
Ms. Betty has asthma. She needs a three-week course of a tapering dose of Prednisone. She needs 40 mg per day for one week, then 20 mg per day for one week, then 10 mg per day for one week. It comes in 10 mg tablets. She should get no refills. Her DOB is 11/21/1993. Ms. Betty lives at 2430 Roxbury Drive, Dothan, AL 36303.
Rubric (attached
Prescription Writing Rubric
Prescription Writing Rubric
Criteria Ratings Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeRX 1
25 to >20.0 pts
Exemplary (21-25 points)
No errors or missing information
20 to >15.0 pts
Accomplished (16-20 points)
1 error or missing information
15 to >10.0 pts
Developing (11-15 points)
2 errors or missing information
10 to >0 pts
Beginning (0-10 points)
3 or more errors or missing information
25 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeRX 2
25 to >20.0 pts
Exemplary (21-25 points)
No errors or missing information
20 to >15.0 pts
Accomplished (16-20 points)
1 error or missing information
15 to >10.0 pts
Developing (11-15 points)
2 errors or missing information
10 to >0 pts
Beginning (0-10 points)
3 or more errors or missing information
25 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeRX 3
25 to >20.0 pts
Exemplary (21-25 points)
No errors or missing information
20 to >15.0 pts
Accomplished (16-20 points)
1 error or missing information
15 to >10.0 pts
Developing (11-15 points)
2 errors or missing information
10 to >0 pts
Beginning (0-10 points)
3 or more errors or missing information
25 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeRX 4
25 to >20.0 pts
Exemplary (21-25 points)
No errors or missing information
20 to >15.0 pts
Accomplished (16-20 points)
1 error or missing information
15 to >10.0 pts
Developing (11-15 points)
2 errors or missing information
10 to >0 pts
Beginning (0-10 points)
3 or more errors or missing information
25 pts
Total Points: 100