Originally Posted by gipenny Hi! I am new here to the site and also new to office nursing. I previously worked in an area of the hospital where I NEVER called-in RX. I now am in the office setting and I am unsure of the correct wording when calling in a RX. I know to say the name of med, strength and instructions for how to take med. But, I am not sure how to properly indicate the # of pills for example. Please provide any input you have. Sorry to sound so dumb! Thanks.
Here's what I say: "This is S calling from XXXX at 123-4567. This rx is on XXXXX DOB 123456. Drug name, strength, number 30 with 2 rf's per dr x." I always just say "number" then how many to indicate number of pills. HTH!
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