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The reason for this difference in substance control is the potential scope of misuse, from drug abuse to practicing medicine without a license and without sufficient education. Different jurisdictions have different definitions of what constitutes a prescription drug.
The Proscribed Royalist, 1651, painted by John Everett Millais c. 1853, in which a Puritan woman hides a fleeing Royalist proscript in the hollow of a tree. Proscription (Latin: proscriptio) is, in current usage, a 'decree of condemnation to death or banishment' (Oxford English Dictionary) and can be used in a political context to refer to state-approved murder or banishment.
prescribe and proscribe. To prescribe something is to command or recommend it. To proscribe somebody or something is to outlaw them or it. Standard: The doctor prescribed some medicine to clear up the infection. [68] Standard: The new law was going to proscribe public gatherings. prevaricate, procrastinate, and prognosticate.
In many Asian countries there is not a traditional separation between physician and pharmacist. [8] In Taiwan, a plan initiated in March 1997 experimented with separating doctors who prescribe from pharmacists who fulfill prescriptions on the theory that this would reduce unnecessary health care. [8] The plan had mixed results. [8]
Toby Fischer lives in South Dakota, where just 27 doctors are certified to prescribe buprenorphine -- a medication that blunts the symptoms of withdrawal from heroin and opioid painkillers. A Huffington Post analysis of government data found nearly half of all counties in America don't have such a certified physician. So every month, Fischer and his mother drive to Colorado to pick up their ...
The prescription symbol, ℞, as printed on the blister pack of a prescription drug. 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.
Whether you're prepping a mirepoix, making a crunchy salad, or adding a garnish to your favorite Bloody Mary, knowing the difference between a stalk and a rib will make your cooking more precise.
That’s because the nation spends more than it receives in revenue, and it has to borrow to cover the difference. But it can’t once it hits the debt limit. Yellen – or the acting agency ...