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Posted Sat, 2010-04-24 08:20 by Paul

Question: you receive a written Rx for the following:

Jane Doe

123 Main Street, Toronto, Ontario

 

Rx.  Tetracycline 250 mg

Take 1 cap q6h uf

Mitte: 40

NO SUBSTITUTE

 

Dr. Wensley Jones

88 Balmoral Ave, Toronto, Ontario 

 

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by Paul - 2010-05-10 17:05

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This is a tricky one because technically you cannot put NO SUBSTITUTION on generic or non-proprietary drug names.  If the doctor had written Apo-Tetracycline you would have to dispense the Apo brand of tetracycline.  I would call the MD and ask what he meant by NO SUBSTITUTION on tetracycline since the intent of the MD is unclear.