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can you READ these Rxs?

Swati Patel, PharmD, of Harris TeeterPharmacy in Greensboro, NC, received this prescriptionon a Saturday. The pharmacist's firstinstinct was to contact the prescribing physicianto confirm the prescription. Unfortunately,it was a weekend, and the physician was notin the office. As an alternative, the pharmacistdecoded this script and asked the patientwhether she had taken the medications previously.Can you figure out this prescription?

Mehdi Reza, PharmD, of CVS/pharmacy #7680in Terrell, Tex, did not spend a lot of time decipheringthis prescription, because the patienthad received the product before. The momentthe patient said it was for birth control, Dr.Reza knew what the physician prescribed.Can you unscramble this prescription withoutthe patient's help?

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Rx 1: Levaquin 500 mg, #10, 1 tablet by mouth daily; Prevacid 30 mg, #60, 1 capsule bid, 11 refills. Rx 2: Novaring; use as directed.

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