Medical Transcription and Medication Referral

Medicines and drugs are an integral part of the main Western allopathic medicines that are consumed all over the world. A medical transcriptionist who daily transcribes the dictations of doctors or any medical specialist will often find themselves prescribing medications both old and new. A medical transcriptionist must be aware of the latest drugs introduced in the market in question and this can be done with the following pharmacology (drug) reference books which should always be a part of her library.

Whenever a transcriptionist comes across a new drug name, they should know how to look it up and become familiar with the drugs, their directions, and dosages. Being up to date can save a lot of searching time. Remember, good transcription productivity is a critical factor as payment is generally made per line.

While a drug’s trade or brand name is selected for its appeal to prescribing physicians, the generic drug may have multiple trade names, each copyrighted by different manufacturers. When transcribing drug names, these are some of the main factors that the transcriptionist must take into account.

One of the biggest challenges medical transcriptionists often encounter is listening to tapes that may not be very clear in dictation. It can be confusing when there are two medications that are spelled differently but sound very much alike. These two drugs can have completely different uses and the transcriptionist should be very attentive to all those names.