drug help and format question pl

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Drug s/l prantor 2.5 mg. No indication given. This is a female

cardiac patient.

Fosamax 70 mg one pill weekly. In this situation, do you do it as 1

pill or one pill. I could not find specific reference in BOS (maybe I

am unable to find).

Thanks.

Deepika.

[Guest guest]

Deepika,

I would use the numeral 1 just because BOS says a general rule is to use

numerals unless Roman numerals are specified.

Dawn C.

drug help and format question pl

Hi,

Drug s/l prantor 2.5 mg. No indication given. This is a female

cardiac patient.

Fosamax 70 mg one pill weekly. In this situation, do you do it as 1

pill or one pill. I could not find specific reference in BOS (maybe I

am unable to find).

Thanks.

Deepika.

[Guest guest]

Thanks to both for the replies.

> Actually either one or 1 would be correct, although it's preferable

to use

> spelled out numbers for pills or capsules to avoid confusion with

the

> dosages. Sorry I can't tell you the page # that is found on in

the new

> BOS, but it's the same place where it states to spell zero out when

it

> stands alone. I have it on a 3x5 card on my desk for quick

reference.

>

> Jan

> jantranscribes@c...

> " Typing is my life. "

> " Whoever signs the paycheck makes the rules. "

>

> drug help and format question pl

> >

> >

> > Hi,

> > Drug s/l prantor 2.5 mg. No indication given. This is a female

> > cardiac patient.

> > Fosamax 70 mg one pill weekly. In this situation, do you do it as

1

> > pill or one pill. I could not find specific reference in BOS

(maybe I

> > am unable to find).

> > Thanks.

> > Deepika.

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Actually either one or 1 would be correct, although it's preferable to use

spelled out numbers for pills or capsules to avoid confusion with the

dosages. Sorry I can't tell you the page # that is found on in the new

BOS, but it's the same place where it states to spell zero out when it

stands alone. I have it on a 3x5 card on my desk for quick reference.

Jan

jantranscribes@...

" Typing is my life. "

" Whoever signs the paycheck makes the rules. "

drug help and format question pl

>

>

> Hi,

> Drug s/l prantor 2.5 mg. No indication given. This is a female

> cardiac patient.

> Fosamax 70 mg one pill weekly. In this situation, do you do it as 1

> pill or one pill. I could not find specific reference in BOS (maybe I

> am unable to find).

> Thanks.

> Deepika.

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I use numbers in dosages unless two numbers denoting different things are next

to each other (and could thus cause them to be misread). Examples:

Prescription written for #30 one or two q.4h. p.r.n.

Patient takes 15 mg 1 or 2 q.4h. p.r.n.

That's just me though.

Rennie

www.renesue.com

drug help and format question pl

Hi,

Drug s/l prantor 2.5 mg. No indication given. This is a female

cardiac patient.

Fosamax 70 mg one pill weekly. In this situation, do you do it as 1

pill or one pill. I could not find specific reference in BOS (maybe I

am unable to find).

Thanks.

Deepika.

[Guest guest]

Thanks!

> I use numbers in dosages unless two numbers denoting different

things are next to each other (and could thus cause them to be

misread). Examples:

>

> Prescription written for #30 one or two q.4h. p.r.n.

>

> Patient takes 15 mg 1 or 2 q.4h. p.r.n.

>

> That's just me though.

>

> Rennie

> www.renesue.com

> drug help and format question pl

>

>

> Hi,

> Drug s/l prantor 2.5 mg. No indication given. This is a female

> cardiac patient.

> Fosamax 70 mg one pill weekly. In this situation, do you do it as

1

> pill or one pill. I could not find specific reference in BOS

(maybe I

> am unable to find).

> Thanks.

> Deepika.

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Rennie,

Not just you - M-TEC teaches the same format. :-) They strictly adhere to the

BOS, but I couldn't find this instance in there any place.

Dawn C.

I use numbers in dosages unless two numbers denoting different things are next

to each other (and could thus cause them to be misread). Examples:

Prescription written for #30 one or two q.4h. p.r.n.

Patient takes 15 mg 1 or 2 q.4h. p.r.n.

That's just me though.

Rennie

www.renesue.com

drug help and format question pl

Hi,

Drug s/l prantor 2.5 mg. No indication given. This is a female

cardiac patient.

Fosamax 70 mg one pill weekly. In this situation, do you do it as 1

pill or one pill. I could not find specific reference in BOS (maybe I

am unable to find).

Thanks.

Deepika.

[Guest guest]

It's in the new BOS, page 277, adjacent #s. Guess I'll have to add that

page # to my 3 x 5 card

Jan

jantranscribes@...

" Typing is my life. "

" Whoever signs the paycheck makes the rules. "

drug help and format question pl

>

>

> Hi,

> Drug s/l prantor 2.5 mg. No indication given. This is a female

> cardiac patient.

> Fosamax 70 mg one pill weekly. In this situation, do you do it as 1

> pill or one pill. I could not find specific reference in BOS (maybe I

> am unable to find).

> Thanks.

> Deepika.

>

>

>

>