Can You Read These Rxs? (February 2017)

Rx 1

Miyong Kim, PharmD, RPh, at White Orchid Pharmacy in Hollywood, Florida, was stumped by this prescription.

Can you decipher it?

Rx 2

Lead Pharmacy Technician Phyllis Brooke at Albertson’s Pharmacy in Longview, Texas, didn’t hesitate to call the prescriber about this prescription.

Can you read it?

SEE THE ANSWERS ON PAGE 2.

ANSWERS

Rx 1: Nuedexta 20/10 #60 twice a day

Rx 2: Aldactone 25 mg, 1 daily, #30

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