Reading Prescription Labels and Pharmacy Pickup: Refills and Rx Numbers, Ages 14 to 21

Reading Prescription Labels + Pharmacy Pickup: a functional reading and math set for high school life skills, special education, and transition programs. Find the Rx number, refills, dates, and directions. Then practice the pickup, and ask the pharmacist about your own medicine.

Why I made this: Students learned to read over the counter labels, but picking up a prescription is a different job: an Rx number, refills, a text from the pharmacy, and questions at the counter. I made this so they can practice the whole pickup on paper first. Every page reminds them to ask the pharmacist about their own medicine.

How it is different from my Reading Medicine Labels set: that set covers over the counter Drug Facts labels. This set covers only prescription labels and the pharmacy pickup steps, with no Drug Facts labels and no dosing questions.

What's included:

• A teacher page: why I made it, how to use both levels, and the skills covered

• Words to know: 10 key words, each with a picture

• 3 pages of practice documents: three made up prescription labels, a ready for pickup text, a refill phone menu, a refill app screen, and a pickup counter conversation. All businesses, names, and numbers are made up.

• 12 Level A questions, each with a picture and three answer choices

• The same 12 questions at Level B, with open answers and room to show the math

• A real life task: fill in my pharmacy card, practice the pickup with a partner, and use a pickup checklist

• An answer key that shows where to find each answer

How I use it: Read through the practice documents together, then give each student the level that fits. Both levels ask the same questions, so the whole class can check answers together. I use the real life task as a wrap up or right before a community outing.

Skills covered: finding information on a prescription label; reading refill and date information; reading a pharmacy text message; using a phone menu; answering pickup counter questions; knowing when to ask the pharmacist.

Please note: this set teaches students to find information on a prescription label. It is not medical advice and does not tell anyone what to take. All pharmacies, people, medicines, and numbers are made up, and every page reminds students to ask the pharmacist about their own medicine.

Part of the Functional Life Skills series: every set uses the same layout (words, real looking documents, two levels of the same questions, and a real life task), so students know the routine when you move to the next set.

Who it is for: high school life skills and special education classes, transition programs for ages 18 to 21, and adult education. Grades 9 to 12 and adult transition.

What you download: one printable PDF, 11 pages, US Letter. Answer key included.

Made by Jeremy D. Gooch, special education teacher and transition coordinator. Drafting and layout had AI assistance; every page was checked by me.