What the amendment changes
- Section 1 responds to a request from prescribing doctors to allow writing more than one drug product on the same page of a prescription form for a particular patient.
- Section 1(a) amends Sections 3.0 and 4.0 of A.O. 62, S. 1989 by deleting paragraph 3.4.
- Section 1(a) amends Sections 3.0 and 4.0 of A.O. 62, S. 1989 by deleting paragraph 4.3.4.
- Section 1 permits the writing of the generic names of more than one drug product in one prescription form.
- Section 1 removes the rule that treats a prescription form with more than one drug product as erroneous.
Operational rule on prescriptions
- Prescribing is allowed to list more than one drug product on the same page of a prescription form for the same patient.
- Prescribing must write the generic names when recording multiple drug products on the same prescription form.
- A prescription form showing more than one drug product is treated as not erroneous under the amended framework.
Implementation mechanics and scope
- The amendment operates by modifying A.O. 62, S. 1989 through targeted deletions in Sections 3.0 and 4.0.
- The order’s operative coverage is prescription forms governed by A.O. 62, S. 1989, as amended.
- The ordering of multiple drugs is authorized for the purpose of prescriptions issued for a particular patient on a single prescription page.
Penalties, separability, and sunset
- No penalty, fine, sanction, separability clause, or sunset provision is provided in DOH Administrative Order No. 90.