Can You Read These Rxs?

Registered Pharmacist Irina Valdez,of CVS/pharmacy #5052 in HydePark, New York, could not identifythe drug's name in this prescription. Afterchecking the patient's profile, she had anidea of the medication being prescribed.A call was placed to the prescribing physician'soffice for confirmation. Can youidentify the medicine being ordered?

When this prescription was broughtinto the pharmacy, Meagan E.Wilson, PharmD, RPh, of KmartPharmacy #3585 in Carroll, Iowa, thoughtthe medication being ordered was eithersween cream or silvadene cream. Afterconsulting with the physician, she learnedthe prescription was not for either medication.Can you decode this prescription?

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Rx 1: Seroquel 400 mg, 1 tablet at bedtime, #30, 1 refill.

Rx 2: Shower Chair, use as directed, #1.

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