There’s a lot you need to know

So sing along to avoid the most common mistakes

And get it right from the get-go

These are the ten rights

of prescription writing

1. Right patient

2. Right date

3. Right drug

4. Right dose

5. Right frequency

6. Right route

7. Right number of refills

8. Right duration of treatment

9. The Right to informed consent

10. The Right to refuse treatment

These are the ten rights

of prescription writing

If you want to be a hero

Check your decimal points and zeros

They always lead and never trail

Always lead and never trail

Point one milligrams (.1 mg) can look like one milligram (1 mg)

So add a leading zero and write zero point one (0.1 mg)

And one point zero milligrams (1.0 mg) might look like ten milligrams (10 mg)

So drop the trailing zero and just write one milligram (1 mg)

Here are the ten rights

of prescription writing

1. Right patient

2. Right date

3. Right drug

4. Right dose

5. Right frequency

6. Right route

7. Right number of refills

8. Right duration of treatment

9. The Right to informed consent

10. The Right to refuse treatment

These are the ten rights

of prescription writing

When you write a prescription

Take your time and double check your work

Always keep an eye out for patients’ allergies

And be clear to avoid any guesswork

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