14/03/2025
RESCRIPTION WRITING RULES
~Write the full name, age, gender and address of the patient,
then sign and date the prescription form
~All prescriptions should clearly indicate the name and address
of the prescriber and of the facility
~A PRESCRIPTION IS A LEGAL DOCUMENT
~Write the name of the medicine or preparation using its full
generic name.
~Unofficial abbreviations, trade names, and obsolete names
should not be used.
~State the strength of the medicine prescribed where rel-
evant:
~Quantities of one gram or more should be written as 1g,
2.5g, 10g, and so on
~Quantities 1mg should be expressed in milli-
grams rather than grams, for example, 500mg and not
0.5g
~Quantities