FPGEE® — Practice and review
Fpgee Sample Question 17
“Prescription” means:
I. An order given individually for the person for whom prescribed, directly from the practitioner, or the practitioner’s agent, to a pharmacist.
II. A chart order written for an inpatient specifying drugs which he or she is to take home upon discharge.
III. A chart order written for an inpatient for use while he or she is an inpatient.
a. I only
b. I and II only
c. II and III only
d. All
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Answer: (b). 1. "Prescription" means:
(a). An order given individually for the person for whom prescribed, directly from the practitioner, or the practitioner's agent, to a pharmacist or indirectly by means of an order signed by the practitioner or an electronic transmission from the practitioner to a pharmacist.
(b). A chart order written for an inpatient specifying drugs which he or she is to take home upon discharge.
2. "Prescription" does not include a chart order written for an inpatient for use while he or she is an inpatient.