Elements of Medical Prescription or Prescription for medical device issued in Slovakia

Every medical prescription must include:

on the front

• physician’s code
• health insurance company’s code
• surname and name of the patient
• patient’s birth ID number
• patient’s address of residence
• code of diagnosis according to the ICD 10 SK
• code of medicine / medical device / dietetic food
• name of medicine (also the medicine’s company name may be included), form of medicine, intensity of medicine, dose content / name of medical device / name of dietetic food
• number of packages
• dose, frequency of use and method of taking medicine
• date of issue of prescription
• physician’s stamp
• physician’s signature
• the text “Paid by patient” if paid by patient

on the reverse

• if prescription of the medicine is restricted, a note shall be added: “on the recommendation of a specialised physician”
• “Emergency treatment” shall be written in case of emergency treatment.
• “Non-contractual physician” shall be written if the physician is not a contracted healthcare provider
• Humane medicines containing class II narcotic and psychotropic substances must be prescribed using a separate form.