When a House Officer write a prescription he or she must follow the following format:
[dosage form] [generic name of drug] ([brand name]) [dosage] [frequency]
For example:
IV ceftriaxone (Rocephine) 2g bd
IV piperacillin-tazobactam (Tazocin) 4.5g qid
In order to do this one must know your generics and hopefully this document will help.
Just skip the brand name man
ReplyDeleteI keep because a lot of other staff know the drugs by their brand names. Therefore the doctor must be both proficient in generics and brand names.
ReplyDeleteHaha, suddenly realize how resourceful your blog is as I start working than being a medical student
ReplyDeleteNow you know but glad that you find it helpful. Please let me know if any other resources of notes will be helpful so I have ideas for more notes to create.
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