Prescription, Instruction, and Stationary Pads

Prescription pads are pads where you write down your prescription, commonly drugs. 

If you do not have other pads, you are at liberty to write down prescription of things other than drugs, such as health instructions on what a patient has to do outside your clinic.

In the absence of other writing pads such as a personal stationary, you can use the prescription pads to write referral letters, notes to colleagues, and certification notes. 

However, if logistics permit, have different formatted pads for different purposes.

If logistics is limited, have stationary pads rather than the traditional prescription pads with Rx on it.  The stationary pads are similar to the traditional prescription pads minus the Rx.  If you will be prescribing drugs, just convert the stationary sheet of paper into a prescription paper just by writing an Rx at the left top corner and other required data for a prescription pad, such as your PRC license number, PTR, and S2 at the right lower corner.

Issue on drug advertisement on prescription pads:

Refrain from having drug advertisement on your prescription pads.  It has a potential distractive, if not destructive, effect on your reputation, especially on the ethical aspect.  It taints your practice of medicine with commercialism. 

Content of a stationary pad without an Rx:

	Your name and medical title (MD, etc.)Your specialty Clinic AddressClinic Schedule (optional)Contact numbers

Content of a prescription pad:

Your name and medical title (MD, etc.)Your specialty Clinic AddressClinic Schedule (optional)Contact numbers                                                                                                                    Date:Rx                                                    Line for your signature, MD                                     Lic. No. ____________________                                     PTR No. ___________________                                     S2 No. ____________________