a physician's prescription

  • 1Prescription drug — A drug requiring a prescription, as opposed to an over the counter drug, which can be purchased without one. The word "prescription" comes from the Latin "praescriptus" compounded from "prae", before + scribere, to… …

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  • 2prescription drug — noun Date: 1951 a drug that can be obtained only by means of a physician s prescription …

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  • 3Prescription — Pre*scrip tion (pr[ e]*skr[i^]p sh[u^]n), n. [F. prescription, L. praescriptio, an inscription, preface, precept, demurrer, prescription (in sense 3), fr. praescribere. See {Prescribe}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of prescribing, directing, or… …

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  • 4Prescription for Death — was the first episode on the long running crime drama television series Law Order . It was aired on September 13, 1990. Although it was the first episode of the series to air, it was not originally intended to be the pilot. Everybody s Favorite… …

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  • 5physician-assisted suicide — n suicide by a patient facilitated by means or information (as a drug prescription or indication of the lethal dosage) provided by a physician who is aware of how the patient intends to use such means or information …

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  • 6Prescription (médecine) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Prescription et ℞. Dans l exercice de la médecine, la prescription désigne l acte par lequel un professionnel de santé habilité ordonne[Note 1] des recommandations thérapeutiques auprès d un patient[1] …

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  • 7Physician assistant — A physician assistant/associate (PA) is a healthcare professional trained and licensed to practice medicine with limited supervision by a physician.[1] Conte …

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  • 8prescription — /pri skrip sheuhn/, n. 1. Med. a. a direction, usually written, by the physician to the pharmacist for the preparation and use of a medicine or remedy. b. the medicine prescribed: Take this prescription three times a day. 2. an act of prescribing …

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  • 9prescription drug — noun a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist he told the doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly • Syn: ↑prescription, ↑prescription medicine, ↑ethical drug • Ant: ↑over… …

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  • 10Prescription abbreviations — A prescription, as is well known, is a physician s order for the preparation and administration of a drug or device for a patient. What may be less well known is that a prescription has several parts: {{}}The superscription (or heading) with the… …

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