Rx Laundry List

As more of a record than a point of interest I asked for a copy of the medications that Adam is using or that the nurses have used on Adam while we were at the hospital…. WOW.. It is a laundry list that only a chemist or doctor would understand.

Banzel

Kepra

Active Continuous Infusions:

D5 1/2NS with 20mEq KCI/L 1,000mL IV, 120 mL/hr

D5 1/2NS with 20mEq KCI/L 1,000mL IV, 110 mL/hr

Bacitracin-polymyxin B Topical

FAZolin (Ancef injection) 2,000 mg, 20 mL, IV,

Dexamethasone (Decadron 1 mg/mL NS PEDIATRIC syringe) 1mg, IV q6hr

Famotidine (Pepcid injection) 20 mg, 10mL, IV q12hr

Ocular lubricante

Phenytoin (phenytoin oral capusel 100mg) 200 mg, PO, BID

Polyethlene glycol 2250 (MiraLax) 17 gm, 1 Packet, NG, BID

Povidone iodine

Promethazine (promethazine 1mg.mL NS NP Syr) 25 mg, 25 mL, IV, q6h

Acetamionphen-codeine (Tylenol with Codine #3) 2 tab, PO, q6hr, PRN

Bisacodyl (Dulcolax) 10 mg, 1supp, PR, qAM, PRN

DIAZepam (Valium injection) 5mg, 1mL, IV, Once, PRN

DiphenhydrAMINE (Benadryl injection) 50mg, 1mL, q6h, PRN

HYDROmorphone (Dilaudid injection) 1mg, imL, IV, q3hr, PRN

Ibuprofen 600 mg, PO< q6hr, PRN

Lidocaine-prilocain topical (Emla 2.5% topical cream) 1 app, Topical As Directed, PRN

LORazepam (Ativan injection) 4mg, 1mL, IV As Directed, PRN

Ondansetron (Zofran) 8mg, 4mL, IV, q6hr, PRN

Phenytoin (Dilantin 5mg/mL NS Pediatric injection) 1,500 mg, 300mL, As Directed

I came across an interesting fact… did you know where the Rx symbol originated from?

Medical Prescription – The origin of the Rx abbreviation, that doctors use all over the world, and in all languages, originated from the eye symbol of Heru (Horus).