prescription of medicine

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• Prescription 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… …   Medical dictionary

• Prescription 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… …   Medical dictionary

• Prescription — A physician s order for the preparation and administration of a drug or device for a patient. A prescription has several parts. They include the superscription or heading with the symbol “R” or “Rx”, which stands for the word recipe (meaning, in… …   Medical dictionary

• Prescription drug — A prescription drug is a licensed medicine that is regulated by legislation to require a prescription before it can be obtained. The term is used to distinguish it from over the counter drugs which can be obtained without a prescription.… …   Wikipedia

• Prescription costs — are a common health care cost for many people and also the source of considerable economic hardship for some. These costs are sometimes referred to as out of pocket prescription costs, since for those with insurance, the total cost of their… …   Wikipedia

• Prescription bottle — Prescription bottles are containers that contain medicine prescribed by physicians. Prescription bottles are generally found in pharmacies. ClearRx prescription bottles distributed by Target Corporation.[1] …   Wikipedia

• prescription — [prē skrip′shən, priskrip′shən] n. [ME prescripcion < L praescriptio] 1. the act of prescribing 2. something prescribed; order; direction; prescript 3. a) a doctor s written direction for the preparation and use of medicine, the grinding of… …   English World dictionary

• prescription charge — [prescription charge] noun [usu pl] (in Britain) money paid (usually to a ↑chemist) for medicine supplied on the ↑National Health Service. The amount paid is the same for any medicine, and is usually less than its actual cost. Some groups, e.g.… …   Useful english dictionary

• prescription drug — ➔ drug * * * prescription drug UK US noun [C] ► a medicine that is only available with a doctor s prescription (= written instruction): »Government assistance with money for prescription drugs is already in the works …   Financial and business terms

• prescription — UK US /prɪˈskrɪpʃən/ noun [C] ► a doctor s written instruction for the medicine that someone needs and for how it should be used: »These drugs are only available on prescription. »The doctor wrote him a prescription for two tablets, 100 mg each… …   Financial and business terms

• medicine — (n.) c.1200, medical treatment, cure, remedy, also used figuratively, of spiritual remedies, from O.Fr. medecine (Mod.Fr. médicine) medicine, art of healing, cure, treatment, potion, from L. medicina the healing art, medicine; a remedy, also used …   Etymology dictionary