| A | B |
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| Prescription | an order that is created by a practitioner for a particular drug to be dispensed to a particular patient; can be verbal or written |
| Heading | Part of a prescription; physician and patient information |
| Superscription | Part of a prescription; Rx - take thou |
| Inscription | Part of a prescription; Name of drug, form, strength |
| Subscription | Part of a prescription; directions for the pharmacist, such as size of dose |
| Signa | Part of a prescription; directions for the patient to be printed out on the label |
| Refill | part of a prescription; indicates the number of times a prescription can be filled |
| Signature | Part of a prescription; ordering professional must sign the slip. |
| SI units | international metric system most often used for drug measurements in Canada (mg, mL, cc) |
| Household (Imperial) Measurement | Measurement system typically only used to give instructions to patient (tsp, tbsp, cup, drop) |
| Apothecaries' measure | Old measurement system that is still used occasionally today (minims, drams, grains, etc) |
| International Units | measurement used for some vitamins and drugs |
| Ontario Drug Benefit Program | program that covers individuals 65 or older, residents of long-term care facilities, patients receiving home care, and TDP recipients |
| Trillium Drug Program | program that helps patients with high drug costs in relation to their income |
| Limited use | drugs that are covered by the ODB only in specific circumstances |
| Repeat | Continuation of a long-term medication |
| Renewal | Extension of a short-term prescription that has run out |
| Light, moisture, temperature, air | factors responsible for the deterioration of drugs |
| Controlled Drugs | drugs the government has identified as having a high potential for abuse and degree of possible physical or psychological dependence |
