Remarks on the prescriptions and the dispensing of the medications

Abstract

Letter to the EditorSir, Several researchers have called for reforms in drug naming, labeling, and packaging standards. Giving the patients the medications remains the most important stage in patients care. There are medical errors associated with this stage. In the following disquisition, we shall highlights on some points on the prescriptions and the dispensing of the medications. We wish that these points encourage further discussions by the readers.Enhancing and strengthening the knowledge of the health care providers about the medications.One way to achieve this is by creating a websites for this purpose and teaching the health care providers how to utilize these websites efficiently. It will be very helpful, also, if all pharmaceutical firms establish and maintain a drug information centers for their products. Important resources such as medication guides and Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR) should be readily available to the practitioners. PDR is a commercially published compilation of manufacturers' prescribing information (package insert) on prescription drugs, updated annually. PDR is available in many forms, including the annual publication, online (PDR.net), and integrated directly into electronic health record (EHR) systems. The 2011 version is the 65th edition, and has information on over 1,116 of the most commonly prescribed drugs [1]. It is hoped that there will be PDR edition for each specialty. There is already published PDR for ophthalmology. Practitioners should know also how to deal with incidences of drug poisoning and should have training programs on the knowledge of basic poison management. Establishing Drug and Poison Information Center (DPIC) should provide support in this regards [2].