A written order by a physician, dentist, or veterinarian to the pharmacist for the composition, preparation, or dispensing of a drug to a consumer.
A written direction or order for the preparation and administration of a drug or other remedy by a physician, dentist or other practitioner licensed by law to administer such drug. Prescriptions may be written as orders in hospitals and other institutions for drugs to be given inpatients, or given to outpatients to be filled by a pharmacist. The prescription properly specifies the drug to be given, the amount of the drug to be dispensed, and the directions necessary for the patient to use the drug.
An order written by a doctor to a pharmacist asking for a drug to be prepared and given or sold to a person.
Drugs obtained exclusively by a doctor’s written instructions and through a pharmacy.
Written order for medication, therapy, or a device given by a properly authorized medical practitioner, especially a written order for a drug given by a physician to a pharmacist.
A written direction from a registered medical practitioner to a pharmacist for preparing and dispensing a drug.
The written direction for drugs for medicinal use, given by the doctor, dentist and (for some drugs) nurse to the patient, for dispensing by a pharmacist. Drugs should only be prescribed when essential for treatment, and when any possible risks involved to the patient (and fetus in cases of pregnancy) are outweighed by the potential benefits of giving the drug. When possible, non-proprietary, or generic, titles should be prescribed; by allowing the pharmacist to dispense any equivalent drug this avoids delay for the patient, as well as reducing the cost. Dosage is generally stated in metric units, and both the amount and frequency should be carefully explained to the patient by the doctor, and clearly written when the drug is dispensed. Strict adherence to legislation is necessary to restrict the inappropriate prescription and abuse of drugs. Full details of drugs available on NHS prescription are given in the British National Formulary, which is published by the British Medical Association and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain twice a year and distributed to all NHS doctors by the government.
A written direction or order for dispensing and administering drugs. It is signed by a physician, dentist, or other practitioner licensed by law to prescribe such a drug.
A written order from a physician or dentist to a pharmacist authorizing that a patient be given a particular medicine.
A document authored by a licensed healthcare professional, containing instructions for the utilization of pharmacological treatment.
A directive authored by a physician, instructing a pharmacist to provide a specific medication in a designated dosage. A prescription outlines the frequency of drug consumption, the quantity to be dispensed, and other pertinent information.