I agree with Hayseed...meds and dosages scare me, too. However...sm

• drug help - newbie working
  • What is your question? Lortab is a pain reliever, and 5 mg is within the range of prescribed dosage - rmb
  • Here's the info I copied & pasted from QuickLook... - Hayseed
    • sm - newbie working
      • I agree with Hayseed...meds and dosages scare me, too. However...sm - rmb
        • Thanks for taking the time to help me, flag it I will! - newbie working
      • Meds and dosages scare me, so when in doubt... - Hayseed

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"He will also add vitamin D to his regimen at 2 to 4,000 units per day."

How should I type this?  2-4,000?  2,000-4,000?  2 to 4,000?  I want it to be right. 

Subject: By AAMT rules, need help with period with drug values. (sm) Is this right? 1 gm 0.1 mg 1 mg

 I was taught that it was 1.0 mg but doc wants it to be just 1 mg and 1 gm. Help. Thanks.

Is it acceptable to type drug dosages with the number but not the unit of measure. For example Zocor 10 every night. I believe this may be confused with 10 pills instead of mg. What's acceptable on a verbatim account?

Good afternoon everyone.  I'm in need of some second opinions please.  When typing medication dosages, I have always transcribed them the same way for the last 12-1/2 years.  For example, Lortab 5 mg q.4h. p.r.n. pain. 

I have worked for the same company for a little over two years now and have never had QA say anything about this until last month, when I got a QA audit marking it off and changing it to Lortab 5 mg q. 4h. p.r.n. (with a space between the q. and the 4h.)  I thought okay, maybe I've been transcribing it incorrectly all lthis time and a new QA person picked up on it.  It happens, no big deal. 

So, I started transcribing it their way with the space, as in q. 4h.  and didn't think anything more about it.  Yesterday, I get another audit.  This time, I get dinged for typing it the way they wanted it the last audit q. 4h. with the space with a note stating it should be q.4h. with no space (the way I had been typing it). 

Now, I know they have been messing with all of the MTs big time lately, making changes daily from everything to hours, pay, policies, and procedures for vacation, days off, etc.  You name it, they've been doing it, and I really think they are trying to either find a reason to fire some of us or drive us to the point of insanity until we quit, but despite the games, I still want to make sure I'm doing my job correctly.  If I've been doing something wrong, I would like to correct it ASAP, except now I have no idea which one is correct. 

Sorry for the long, drawn out post, but I'm totally confused now and beyond frustrated.  Now, I'm questioning myself on everything, and I have no idea which way is correct as far the space or no space with the medication dosages.  Thank you for taking the time to read my question and rant.  I would appreciate any and all opinions on how you all transcribe this! 

(s/l-Kaylor-) and (s/l-Theosol-)

Here is the PMHX and other meds tp is on..

Past Medical History:  Hypertension, rheumatic fever age 12, osteoarthritis of the knees, temporal arteritis.

Medications:  Lexapro, Topamax, Nexium, metoprolol, Caylor, Fiasol, prednisone 5 mg for temporal arteritis, Neurontin 300 mg for controlling her periauricular pain after the biopsy, Xanax 0.25, baclofen 10 mg for her neck, OxyContin over the past year and a half 20 mg for her knees. 

List of meds, not sure if she is stumbling over this:  s/l Adicade

Patient has Lupus and anemia.