PRESCRIPTION
Prescription: Definition : Prescription is a written order from a registered medical practitioner or other licensed practitioners, such as dentist, veterinarian etc to a registered pharmacist to compound and dispense a specific medication for the patient. Types of prescription : 1. Compounded prescription : These precriptions are also known as formula magistralis, Each required drugs in the prescription is written on a separate line in a sequence. Ingredients in the prescription are written in the following pattern. i) Basis: This includes the principal drug which gives its primary action to the prescription. ii) Adjuvant: This includes the substance which helps in increasing the action of main ingredient. iii) Vehicle: This is used as a solvent in the solution in order to increase the size and volume or dilute the mixture. 2. Non compounded Prescription : These prescriptions are also called formula officinalis. It is a pre-compounded order comprising of either a single drug or a m