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Yes, #20 is number of pills, and you type

Posted By: mrd on 2008-11-06
In Reply to: Augmentin 875 mg #20 one p.o. b.i.d. for 10 days. Is 20 the # of pills and how to transcribe? - EmmaT

Subject: Yes, #20 is number of pills, and you type

Exactly how you have it :)


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Its the number of pills for the script
Subject: Its the number of pills for the script

But I doubt its that many, maybe he means #50 with 15 refills?
Agree it is usually the number of pills BUT, sm
Subject: Agree it is usually the number of pills BUT, sm

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Subject: I would agree with the above post that the 60 might mean the number of pills he prescribed. nm

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Subject: BCPs have active pills and inert pills. sm

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Subject: how would you type when dr says number 1? sm

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for the most part grade and type use arabic number
Subject: for the most part grade and type use arabic number


Would not start the sentence with a number. Would type it as "A 20 pack-year smoking history."
Subject: Would not start the sentence with a number. Would type it as "A 20 pack-year smoking history."


No ideas here either, they usually say the # of pills
Subject: No ideas here either, they usually say the # of pills

at that point.
doc is stating how many pills are in RX. (nm)
Subject: doc is stating how many pills are in RX. (nm)

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Patient could be splitting the pills,
Subject: Patient could be splitting the pills,

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Subject: maybe pills, tabs, or tablets

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Birth control pills
Subject: Birth control pills

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Subject: s/l Trynessa birth control pills?

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Subject: Tri-Sprunecta Birth Control Pills?

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Possibly birth control pills
Subject: Possibly birth control pills

The patient is on s/l Lo Alvarol.  (May possibly be birth control pills).  TIA.


 


 


Augmentin 875 mg #20 one p.o. b.i.d. for 10 days. Is 20 the # of pills and how to transcribe?
Subject: Augmentin 875 mg #20 one p.o. b.i.d. for 10 days. Is 20 the # of pills and how to transcribe?

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patient is on **avian** birth control pills. TIA! nm
Subject: patient is on **avian** birth control pills. TIA! nm

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OBGYN ?: s/l "active pills" but is that right? or is she saying a name brand that s/l active?
Subject: OBGYN ?: s/l "active pills" but is that right? or is she saying a name brand that s/l active? sm

although had one yesterday and is in the middle of the s/l active pills.


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Subject: She was smoking at least a pack of cigarettes a day, drinking a lot of coffee and s/l guinath pills


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Subject: Birth control pills s/l sees-a-meek. Terrible audio, no luck guessing on Google. Thx! nm

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Subject: use number 0, not the letter O.....


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Subject: Leave it as a number. nm

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Subject: Hmmm, I can think of a number of

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Subject: I would say to do it just the way you did with the exception that I would use the number 8 for the passes and not type out the number.


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Subject: Per BOS, all number are typed in

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