The procedures for dispensing traditional Chinese medicines include: reviewing prescriptions, distributing medicines, formula review and pricing.

General procedures for dispensing traditional Chinese medicines

The general procedures for dispensing traditional Chinese medicines are divided into six procedures: prescription review, pricing, blending, review, packaging, and dispensing. The details are as follows.

1． Prescription review refers to the review by pharmacy reviewers of prescriptions written by physicians for patients. Qualified prescriptions can be handed over to the estimator for pricing and charging after being signed by the reviewer. For doubtful or unqualified prescriptions, the prescriber should be contacted immediately to ask for the reasons and discuss the matter through negotiation. Never rely on subjective assumptions or arbitrary handling.

The reviewer will focus on the following items:

① Whether the patient’s name, age, gender, prescription date, doctor’s signature, etc. are clear. Public funders need to check the public fund certificate and number.

② Whether the drug name is written clearly and accurately, and whether the dosage exceeds the normal amount. Children and the elderly and the weak need to pay special attention.

③Whether the prescriptions for poisons and anesthetics comply with the regulations, and whether there are any incompatible drugs such as "Eighteen Antis", "Nineteen Fears", and "Pregnancy Contraindications" in the prescriptions.

④ Are there any "footnotes" or "combined prescription" for drugs that require special treatment (referring to the 2-3 drugs in the middle of the prescription that are combined and prescribed together. Most of them have basically the same curative effect, such as Is it clear whether winter refers to Asparagus and Ophiopogon japonicus, or is it commonly used in combination (for example, Zhibai refers to Anemarrhena and Phellodendron)?

⑤ Whether the medicines in the prescription are fully prepared in the dispensing room.

2． Pricing must be accurate and rapid to shorten the time it takes for patients to collect medicines.

3． Dispensing Dispensing refers to the operation in which the dispensing personnel accurately prepare the medicine based on the doctor's prescription signed by the prescriber and paid for. When formulating, weigh the drugs flavor by flavor in the order of the prescription; drugs that require special processing, such as decoction first, decoction later, decoction in a package, decoction separately, etc., should be packaged separately, and the processing method should be indicated; if a prescription for a proprietary Chinese medicine is prepared, follow the instructions specified in the prescription. Product name, specification, dosage;

The dispensing personnel must be focused and careful, and must not take the wrong medicine or weigh the wrong dosage; prescriptions should be prepared one by one to avoid confusion; emergency prescriptions should be prepared first; keep Keep the workbench, weighing instruments and utensils in the formula room neat and clean. In short, active measures must be taken to ensure the quality of formulas. After the deployment is completed, sign and seal after self-checking, and submit it to the checker for verification.

4． Review, packaging and dispensing of medicines. In order to ensure the effectiveness and safety of medicines used by patients and prevent preparation errors and omissions, experienced Chinese pharmacists will conduct a comprehensive and detailed check on the prepared medicines based on self-examination of the formulas, focusing on checking the prepared medicines. Whether the drugs and dosage are consistent with the prescription;

Whether the drugs that require special treatment have been specially treated as required; whether the prepared drugs have quality problems such as insect infestation and mold; toxic drugs, drugs with incompatible substances and valuables Whether the fine medicine is used properly; whether the dispenser signs it, etc. After verification, the reviewer will sign and stamp the medicine, and then the medicine can be bagged and distributed.

Write the patient’s full name on the package. Chinese patent medicines must also state the usage and dosage.

Dispensing the medicine is the last step in the dispensing work. Dispensing the medicine according to the medicine brand. When dispensing the medicine, check the name and dosage with the patient. After the medicine is correct, patiently explain the decoction method and precautions to the patient. Make sure that patients fully understand the medication to ensure that the medication is effective.