Prescription Writing| How to write a prescription| Parts of Prescription| Prescription Format

#prescriptionwriting #prescriptionformate #partsofprescription #pharmacyd #pharmacydbyasim A medical prescription is an order (often in written form) issued by qualified health care professional (e.g. physician or dentist) to a pharmacist or other therapist for a treatment to be provided to the patient. Prescription orders are divided into two types depending upon the availability of the prescribed medications. (i) Pre-compounded and (ii) Extemporaneous or Compounded Prescriptions The classical prescription should have the following essential parts in order: 1. Date: The date on which prescription is written. 2. The identity, age, sex, breed of an animal and address of owner also be mentioned. 3. Superscription: It consists of the symbol Rx, an abbreviation of the Latin word recipe which means “take thou of”. 4. Inscription: The inscription is the body of the prescription which lists the names and the amount of drugs to be incorporated in the prescription. 5. Subscri