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Prescription help - medtrans

Posted: Jan 09, 2012

Need to know if what he is dictating is number of pills.

"Prescription for doxycycline 100mg b.i.d. number 20 for possible tick infection."

TIA

That would be a 10-day course, so probably. - Maggie May

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I would type it #20, but not sure what your account wants.

That's what I thought initially, but wasn't sure. Thank you. nm - medtrans

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