Practice Writing Prescriptions
 

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Practice #1 - Jane Smith

Jane Smith has hypertension and needs a prescription for Vasotec. She will take 5 mg, twice a day. It comes in 5 mg tablets. She will need a three month supply with refills for a year. Her address is 330 East First Street, Duluth, MN 55805

 

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Practice #2 - John Smith

John Smith 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. Mr. Smith lives at 400 E 3rd Street, Duluth, MN, 55804.

 

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Practice #3 - Bill Jones

Bill Jones has a broken arm and needs Lortab for pain. It comes in 7.5 mg tablets. He should take one tablet every four hours as needed for pain. He needs thirty pills. No refills. His address is 4400 W. Grand Ave, Duluth, MN 55810.

 

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Practice #4 - Emily Jones

Bill's daughter Emily has asthma. She needs a three week course of 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.

 

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