drug administration prescription item drug administration continuation prescription item 'Aspirin 81 mg per mouth once a day, 6x2 months' on a second prescription for Mr. Fiennes on 2019/01/01, after a first prescription of 'Aspirin 81 mg PO DIE 12 x 30 tablets' has been written for Mr. Fiennes on 2018/01/01. Note that 'Aspirin 81 mg per mouth once a day' is synonymous with 'Aspirin 81 mg PO die'. A drug administration prescription item that specifies the continuation of the administration of a drug whose initiation was specified by a former drug prescription. The drug administration specification contained in the continuation prescription item is synonymous with the drug administration specification contained in the initiation prescription item of this former drug prescription.