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2. Prior authorization - Wikipedia

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   Prior authorization is a check run by some insurance companies or third-party payers in the United States before they will agree to cover certain prescribed medications or medical procedures. [1] There are a number of reasons that insurance providers require prior authorization, including age, medical necessity, the availability of a generic ...

3. Advance healthcare directive - Wikipedia

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   A living will is one form of advance directive, leaving instructions for treatment. Another form is a specific type of power of attorney or health care proxy, in which the person authorizes someone (an agent) to make decisions on their behalf when they are incapacitated. People are often encouraged to complete both documents to provide ...

4. Fast track (FDA) - Wikipedia

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   Fast track is a designation by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of an investigational drug for expedited review to facilitate development of drugs that treat a serious or life-threatening condition and fill an unmet medical need. Fast track designation must be requested by the drug company.

5. Expanded access - Wikipedia

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   Expanded access. Expanded access or compassionate use is the use of an unapproved drug or medical device under special forms of investigational new drug applications (IND) or IDE application for devices, outside of a clinical trial, by people with serious or life-threatening conditions who do not meet the enrollment criteria for the clinical ...

6. Marketing authorisation - Wikipedia

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   Marketing authorisation is the process of reviewing and assessing the evidence to support a medicinal product, such as a drug, in relation to its marketing, finalised by granting of a licence to be sold. This process is performed within a legal framework defining the requirements necessary for successful application to the regulatory authority ...

7. Medical prescription - Wikipedia

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   Medical prescription. A prescription, often abbreviated ℞ or Rx, is a formal communication from a physician or other registered healthcare professional to a pharmacist, authorizing them to dispense a specific prescription drug for a specific patient. Historically, it was a physician's instruction to an apothecary listing the materials to be ...