NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -The length of time a pharmacy will hold onto your prescription after they have received it electronically will vary. But they’ll typically keep it for 10 to 14 days. Try to collect your medication soon after it’s requested to avoid either running out of medication or them simply tossing your prescription.

Detailed explanation-2: -The ‘prescribing date’ is the date the prescribing physician wrote the prescription while the ‘start date’ is the date the prescribed therapy is to commence. If the ‘start date’ is blank the pharmacist may assume that the ‘prescribing date’ is the ‘start date’.

Detailed explanation-3: -The superscription section contains the date of the prescription and patient information (name, address, age, etc.).