Task 2

Read the text and decide which one is true and which one is false. For the false statement,
give the correct information.

ANSWER KEY
No Statement T F Correction
1 Prescription is associated with the order T
for a specific medication for a certain
person at a particular time.
2 Prescription is to be prepared by a nurse F Prescription is to be prepared by a
upon the direction of a licensed pharmacist upon the direction of a
physician, dentist, veterinarian , or other licensed physician, dentist,
medical. veterinarian , or other medical
3 Prescription follows a definite pattern in T
order to facilitate its interpretation
4 The Name and Address of Patient are F The Name and Address of patient
order to delay the handling of the are order to expedite the handling of
prescription the prescription
5 The superscription B is symbol of the F The superscription B is symbol of
Greek Word recipe the Latin word recipe
6 The name and quantities of each T
ingredient prescribed are listed in the
Inscription
7 The ultimate efficacy of the prescribed T
medication is largely dependent upon
the proper adherence to and utilization
of the dosage schedule as indicated by
the physician
8 A physician dont need to affix his/her F A physician should affix his/her
signature in a prescription signature in a prescription
Task 3
Find the synonym of the italic words from the box below
1. The term prescription is associated with the order for a specific medication for a
certain person at particular time.
2. This medication is to be prepared by a pharmacist upon the direction of a licensed
physician, dentist, veterinarian, or other medical practitioner.
3. Traditionally, a prescription follows a definite pattern in order to facilitate its
interpretation.
4. However, any sheet of paper or other material may be used to convey the massage
from the physician to the pharmacist.
5. Many of the parts of a prescription are omitted by a busy practitioner .
6. The traditional symbol of pharmacy, adorns almost every prescription that has
been issued for centuries.
7. Directions to the pharmacist are rapidly becoming an obsolete part of the
prescription in our day of commercially prepared medicines.
8. It is imperative , then, that patients fully comprehend and recall the directions as
prescribed.

a. Deliver
b. Decorate
c. Therapy
d. Important
e. Usually
f. Allowed
g. Worn out
h. Leave out
ANSWER KEY
1. Therapy
2. Allowed
3. Usually
4. Deliver
5. Leave out
6. Decorate
7. Worn out
8. Important
 Task 4
Find out EIGHT words from these scrambled letters based on the clue

S R B D T S E R Y G H P
I U A F F I X D F H I P
G D P R E N D D D A N C
N E F E R N D D L S S O
A V A C R T A P D S C M
T O A V Y S A M C A R P
U T L N G C C D E A I O
R E E S I R S R H S P U
E D R S V L Z D T D T N
S D T H G F X F Y I I D
D S C T F S F J I T O I
V E S R D Z U O K D N N
H R A F D A T E T T Y G

1. This element enables the alert pharmacist to detect cases where prescription are
bought for compounding months and even year after their issuance by a physician.
2. This is the heart of the prescription
3. The element of the prescription is reduced to the initials of the prescribers.
4. The identity of the patient
5. The synonym word of add
6. The synonym word of sign
7. The synonym word of mixing
8. The synonym word of faithfull
 Anwer Key

S R B D T S E R Y G H
I U A F F I X I P
G D P N A N C
N E E N R O S O
A V A R T A M C M
T O A S A M R P
U T L C C E I O
R E E I R R P U
E D R S L T T N
T F I I D
S O I
Z N N
D A T E G