Can You Read These Rxs?

Rx 1

This doctor’s handwriting mystified Marie Baronne, RPh, of ShopRite Pharmacy in Jackson, New Jersey. One look at it, and she had to call the prescriber’s office for clarification.

Can you read the prescription?

Rx 2

This prescription was a mystery to the staff at CarePlus Pharmacy in Columbia, South Carolina. After 4 pharmacists and technician Amanda Lowe, CPhT, couldn’t figure it out, a nurse at the prescriber’s office finally helped.

Can you read the prescription?

ANSWERS

Rx 1: Singulair 5 mg, #90, 3 refills—take 1 tablet daily

Rx 2: Lasix 40 mg, # 60, 1 pill alternating 1 and 1⁄2 pill

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