This document discusses pharmacotherapy and provides examples of prescriptions. It outlines the learning objectives of being able to choose drugs rationally based on efficacy, safety, cost and patient factors. It also describes dosing levels from minimal to lethal doses. The key parts of a prescription are outlined as the inscription, ordinance/prescription, and subscription. Examples of different types of prescriptions for various drug formulations are provided such as capsules, tablets, injections and more. The importance of including dosing instructions on the prescription is highlighted.

1. PHARMACOTHERAPY
Learning outcome :
• Be able to choose drugs for the patients rationally
• ( based on efficacy, safety, acceptability, cost
effectiveness )
Learning objective :
• Be able to select drug dosage forms according to
patient
• Be able to decide drug dose regimens to the patient
• To consider about drug interaction and adverse drug
reactions
• Demonstrate the ability to do the rational drug
prescribing

2. DRUGS DOSE
• MINIMAL DOSE: minimal amount of drug which still give
therapeutic effect
• THERAPEUTIC DOSE / USUAL DOSE : amount of drug
which can give therapeutic effect
• MAXIMAL DOSE : a maximal amount of drug which still
safe be given without acute toxicity symptom
• TOXIC DOSE : amount of drug which give toxicity
symptom
• LETHAL DOSE : amount of drug that can kill some of
animal laboratory. LD50 mean 50 % animal lab.was kill
• FATAL DOSE : amount of drug that can kill a person

3. THE PRESCRIPTION
• Request from doctor to pharmacist prepare the drug which
finally passed to patient.
• An order written by a physician, dentist, veterinarian,
directing to pharmacist to compound and dispense
medication for a patient
The part of prescription
1. Inscriptio  dr. identify, town, date, R/
2. Ordinatio/Praescriptio  name, form,
quantity
3. Signatura  how to use, patient identify
4. Subscriptio  dr. sign

4. EXAMPLE OF PRESCRIPTION
Dr.Iwan Dps May 07
Lissence
Address
R/ Amoxicillin 250 mg caps no.XV
S.3 d.d.caps I
==== sign
Pro : Amin ( dewasa )
Add: jl. Gorris 1 Dps

5. Pulvis : R/ Herocyn powder fl. no. I
S.u.e.
=====sign
Pulveres : R/ Amoxicillin mg 125
Paracetamol mg 200
M. f. pulv. dtd. no. XV
S. 3 d.d.pulv. I
====== sign

6. Tablet : R/ Antalgin 500 mg tab. No. XV
S. 3 d.d. tab. I
======
Capsul : R/ Tetracyclin 250 mg Caps. No.XX
S. 4 d.d.Caps I
======
Suppositoria: R/ Anusol Suppos. No.V
S.1d.d.I intra anus
=====
Syrup : R/ Panadol Syr. fl. No. I
S. 3 d.d. Cth. I
=====
Drop / Guttae : R/ Colme eye drop fl.No. I
S. 4 d.d.gtt. I
=====
Solution : R/ Betadine sol.fl. No. I
S.u. e.
=======

7. Ointment : R/ Terracortryl oint tube no. I
S. u. e.
=====
Cream : R / Counterpain cream tube no I
S.u.e.
=====
Parenteral : R/ Adrenalin inj. ampul no. X
S i.m.m.
=====
R/ Xylomidon vial no. II
S. i. m.m.
======
R/ Dextrose infus fl.no. I
S.i.m.m.
=====

8. S.u.e.=Signa usus externus=tandailah untuk
pemakaian luar
S.3 d.d.= Signa ter de die=tandailah 3 x
sehari
d.t.d.=da tales dosis= masing-masing
dosisnya seperti diatas
fl. = flash= botol kecil
T H A N K Y O U

9. Contoh Form Resep (Goth,1978) :
Nama Dokter
Alamat Rumah
Alamat Praktek
SIP
Tanggal Kota ,tanggal
Superscriptio R/
Inscriptio/Pr
escriptio
Subscriptio
R.Cardinale
R.Adjuvan
Corrigen rasa,
bau, warna
Vehiculum
Perintah
pembuatan
m f l a------
Dosis
(mg,ml)
Dosis
(mg,ml)
Jumlah obat
Signatura S.Aturan pemakaian obat
Paraf/tanda tangan
Nama pasien
Alamat