Look up: Prescription

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   prescription
   [n] - directions prescribed beforehand 2. [n] - written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person 3. [n] - written instructions from a physician or dentist to a druggist concerning the form and dosage of a drug to be issued to a given patient
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   prescription
   In English law, the legal acquisition of title or right (for example, an easement such as a right of way) by uninterrupted use or possession. ...
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   Prescription
   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 Latin, to take); the inscription, which contains the names and quantities of the ingredien ...
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   Prescription
   Pre·scrip'tion (-shŭn) noun [ French prescription , Latin praescriptio , an inscription, preface, precept, demurrer, prescription (in sense 3), from praescribere . See Prescribe .] 1. The act of prescribing, directing, or dictating; direction; precept; also, that which is prescribed. 2. (Medicine) A direction of a remedy or of remedies for a ...
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   prescription
   <pharmacology> A written direction for the preparation and administration of a remedy. ... A prescription consists of the heading or superscription that is, the symbol R or the word Recipe, meaning take, the inscription, which contains the names and quantities of the ingredients, the subscription or directions for compounding and the signature ...
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   prescription
   noun directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions; `I tried to follow her prescription for success`
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   Prescription
   `Prescription` has various meanings. *Medical prescription, written by a health care professional to a pharmacist *Eyeglass prescription, written by an ophthalmologist or an optometrist *Contact lens prescription, not interchangeable with eyeglass prescription *Linguistic prescription, the laying down of normative language rules *Prescription drug, a drug available only by a medical prescription *Prescriptive period, similar to statute of limita...
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   prescription
   (prĕ-skrip´shәn) a written directive, as for the compounding or dispensing and administration of drugs, or for other service to a particular patient. In the United States, federal law divides medications into two main classes: prescription medications and over the counter medications. Dangerous, powerful, or habit-...
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   Prescription
   • (n.) A direction of a remedy or of remedies for a disease, and the manner of using them; a medical recipe; also, a prescribed remedy. • (n.) The act of prescribing, directing, or dictating; direction; precept; also, that which is prescribed. • (n.) A prescribing for title; the claim of title to a thing by virtue immemorial use and ...
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    prescription
    (from the article `Health and Disease`) ...his company, the largest retailer in the United States, launched in September. First in Florida and subsequently in all states but North Dakota, ... Congress renewed the 1965 Voting Rights Act for 25 additional years. It also overhauled national pension legislation and allowed travelers to brin...
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    prescription
    in both domestic and international law, the effect of the lapse of time in creating and destroying rights. Prescription is either acquisitive, in ... [1 related articles]
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    prescription
    (L. praescriptio) a written direction for the preparation and administration of a remedy. A prescription consists of the heading or superscription - that is, the symbol R or the word Recipe, meaning 'take'; the inscription, which contains the names and quantities of the ingredients; the subscription, or directions for compounding; and the signatur...
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    prescription
    prescription 1. A written order issued by a physician or other qualified practitioner that authorizes a pharmacist to supply a particular medication for a particular patient, with instructions on its use. 2. A written order from an optometrist or ophthalmologist for glasses or contact lenses of a particular type and strength to correct the eyesight of a particu...
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    Prescription
    A written statement from a doctor to a pharmacist regarding the type, amount and direction of the use of a medication for a patient. Prescription medications are only available when prescribed by a medical doctor.
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