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Prescribing and Drug Adherence

Dr. Khalid AlOumaizi

The Aims

By the end of this session, the student will be able to:

  • Know the elements of a legitimate prescription.
  • Write an appropriate prescription.
  • Define non-adherence.
  • Determine the causes of poor adherence.
  • Acknowledge the impact of non-adherence.
  • Know the appropriate strategies to improve adherence.
  • Know the different methods of assessing adherence.

khalid 35 yrs fever, sore throat, hypertrophy lymph nodes, tonsils enlarged with exudates ,no cough, no runny nose

39.3c , 96 pulse, bp stable, other systems unremarkable.

What Are the Elements of Prescription

  • Name of patient - Khaled Waleed
  • Medical No. - 3293482
  • Date - 05/05/2025
  • Diagnosis - Bacterial tonsillitis
  • Allergy - no known allergy
  • Age - 35
  • Gender - male
  • Weight - 75 kg
  • Medication/s - Augmentin
  • Form - tablet
  • Concentration - ..
  • Dose - …
  • Frequency (special instructions) (OID;1, BID;2, TID;3, QID;4 - Q12h)
  • Duration /Quantity - 4/7
  • Name of prescriber - dr.
  • Signature - ~~~