十B-restricted use

Narcotic 麻醉（的）药 Non-steroidal 非甾体的 Optimum 最适宜的 Patent 专利 Psychotropic 作用于精神的 Purgative 泻药 Regimen 生活制度，养生法 Snappy 爽快的 Whim 一时的兴致
Restricted Use of Medicine in the United Kingdom
• 3 The medicine or drug, the dose and the quantity to be supplied or the total number of doses should be stated in figures and words, e.g. 10 (ten) mg. • 4 The prescription must be signed and dated by the practitioner and include his address. • The requirements for controlled drug prescription are the basis of good prescription writing and should be used as a model for all prescriptions.
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Diarrhea 腹泻 Dilute 淡的，稀释的 Forgery 伪造物 Formulary 处方集 Hypnotic 催眠的（药） Legibly 明了的，易读的 Mandatory 强制的，必须的 Monograph 专著 Morbidity 病态，发病率
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• 1 Specify the patient’s full name, address and age. • 2 Indicate clearly the drug or medicine. As discussed below it is preferable to use the approved generic name rather than the proprietary or brand name. • 3 Specify precisely the strength of tablets, capsules or mixtures. It is good prescribing practice to indicate these in words and figures and mandatory for prescriptions of controlled drugs. • 4 Indicate the dose frequency and total quantity to be supplied or the duration of treatment. Once again it is good practice to include these in words and figures as this is a legal requirement for controlled drugs.
• Schedule I includes weak narcotic analgesics and dilute preparations of morphine, such as mixture of Kaolin and morphine BP used for symptomatic treatment of diarrhea. • Schedule II includes morphine, heroin, other narcotics, cocaine and amphetamines. • Prescriptions for schedule II controlled drugs must follow specified legal guidelines: • 1 The prescription must be written in the physician’s own handwriting. • 2 The prescription must include the name and address of the patient.
• Controlled Drugs • Under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations of 1973. drugs with a high abuse potential, drugs of addiction and other drugs with non-therapeutic psychotropic activity are categorized as controlled drugs. These drugs, which include narcotic analgesics, cocaine, barbiturates, amphetamines and related agents, can only be prescribed by registered medical practitioners. controlled drugs are divided into four schedules, only two of which are therapeutically relevant:
• There are legal obligations on medical practitioners to report to the Home Office for registration any patient who is believed to be dependent or addicted to controlled drugs. The legal aspects of drug regulation and the control of drug abuse are further reviewed in the British National Formulary. • It is obvious that while appropriate drug therapy can be of great benefit, inappropriate therapy is not harmless. On all occasions, there should be a positive reason for prescribing a drug. Drug treatment should never become a routine.
• In hospital it is still not uncommon to find “routine” prescriptions for hypnotics, analgesics and purgatives without any consideration of individual need. Many patients and doctors expect a consultation to result automatically in prescription of a medicine. Both of these procedures are undesirable and bad prescribing practice. • When drug treatment is indicated, it is mandatory that the most appropriate agent is given in the correct dose and in a regimen which results in optimum treatment with minimum adverse effects.
• In most countries there are restrictions on the availability of drugs. In the UK medicines are classified into three categories. • 1 General-sales-list preparations are medicines that can be supplied by most retailers in supermarkets, etc. Some simple analgesics, e.g. aspirin and antacids are widely available for sale. These preparations may be used exclusively or inappropriately and can contribute to drugrelated morbidity either by direct toxicity or through drug interactions.
• When the treatment has been selected, the doctor communicates his wishes to the pharmacist and the patient by his prescription. Accurate communication with the pharmacist is essential if the patient is to receive the desired treatment. • Prescriptions for medicines should be written legibly either typewritten or ink (mandatory for controlled ቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱrugs) and clearly in English. There is no justification for writing illegible or intelligible prescriptions. The use of Latin or Greek terms or obscure abbreviations is anachronistic and liable to be misunderstood by nursing staff and/or patients.