Types of Prescriptions
a prescription that is transmitted from the prescriber to the computers of a pharmacist or technician through a healthcare health network
E-Prescription
a label that reinforces the dosing instructions of the prescription.
Medication container label
a prescription that is typically dropped off at the pharmacy counter or at the drive through window and is preprinted
Written Prescription
a label that is given in form of sticker labels.
Colored Auxiliary Sticker Labels
Tamper-resistant prescription
a preprinted sheet or printout from the pharmacy software provides more extensive, easy to read information about how to take a medication
a prescription that is taken over the telephone
Telephone Prescriptions
enlarged boxed warnings that advise consumers of a potential adverse reaction of the proper use of a medication
a prescription that is scanned and/or entered in the patient profile by the technician and verified by the pharmacist before being filled.
Faxed prescriptions
strategies to ensure that the benefits of the drugs outweigh the risks
Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS)