General rules for solid dosage forms
The drafting of prescriptions for solid drugs is subject to specific standards. If tablets or suppositories contain a single ingredient, it is permitted to use the abbreviated method. In this case, the name of the dosage form is written in the accusative case singular, for example, Tabulettam or Suppositorium, with the mandatory formulation Da tales doses numero...*
When it is necessary to indicate only a specific substance and its single dose, the standard expression Da (Dentur) tales doses numero ... in tabulettis is used, which means dispensing a specified number of doses in tablets.
Features of prescribing powders in capsules
For capsule medications, which include tramadol, there is an established prescription formula. It prescribes mixing the components to obtain a powder and dispensing them in the required quantity in capsules.
- Formula used: Misce, fiat pulvis
- Indication of quantity and form: Da tales doses numero ... in capsulis
This approach ensures correct pharmaceutical preparation and dispensing of the drug in proper form.
Rules for dosing multiple ingredients
In medical practice, prescriptions containing several active substances at once are quite common. If two or more ingredients are prescribed sequentially in the same dose, the rule of space and text economy applies.
The dosage is indicated exactly once — exclusively after the name of the last substance. In this case, the special Greek abbreviation ana, which translates as "equal parts", must be placed before it.
Examples of Latin drug names
For the correct formatting of a prescription line, it is important to know the accepted Latin names of dosage forms and drugs in pharmacy:
- Dichlothiazide tablets — Tabulettae Dichlothiazidi
- Diazolin dragées — Dragee Diazolini
- Coated chlorpromazine tablets — Tabulettae Aminazini obductae
- Ascorbic acid dragées — Dragee acidi ascorbinici
- Glycerophosphate granules — Granula Glycerophosphatis
For capsules, remember the algorithm of actions: Mix, let a powder be formed, dispense doses in capsules (Misce, fiat pulvis. Da ... in capsulis).
Class and exam questions
How to correctly prescribe powders in capsules in Latin?
For such dosage forms, the mandatory formula is used: Misce, fiat pulvis. Da tales doses numero ... in capsulis.
When is it permitted to use the abbreviated method of prescribing tablets?
The abbreviated method is permitted if the tablets or suppositories contain only one active ingredient.
How is the identical dosage of several consecutive ingredients designated?
The dose is indicated once after the last name with the addition of the Greek abbreviation ana, meaning "equal parts".
What else to study on this topic
- Comparative characteristics of solid dosage forms
- Rules for prescribing chlorpromazine dragées
- Features of prescribing suppositories
- Application of the abbreviated method for tablets
- Use of the Greek abbreviation ana
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