Word Finder - prescription

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The act of prescribing a rule, law, etc..

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"Jurisdiction to prescribe" is a state's authority to make its laws applicable to certain persons or activities. -- Richard G. Alexander, Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996: Congress exceeds its jurisdiction to prescribe law. Washington and Lee Law Review, 1997.

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Also called extinctive prescription or liberative prescription. A time period within which a right must be exercised, otherwise it will be extinguished.

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Also called acquisitive prescription. A time period after which a person who has, in the role of an owner, uninterruptedly, peacefully, and publicly possessed another's property acquires the property. The described process is known as acquisition by prescription and adverse possession.

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A written order, as by a physician or nurse practitioner, for the administration of a medicine or other intervention. See also scrip.

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The surgeon wrote a prescription for a pain killer and physical therapy.

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The prescription medicine or intervention so prescribed.

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The pharmacist gave her a bottle containing her prescription.

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The formal description of the lens geometry needed for spectacles, etc..

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The optician followed the optometrist's prescription for her new eyeglasses.

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The act or practice of laying down norms of language usage, as opposed to description, i.e. recording and describing actual usage.

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An instance of a prescriptive pronouncement.

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A plan or procedure to obtain a given end result; a recipe.

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Circumscription; restraint; limitation.

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(of a drug, etc.) only available with a physician or nurse practitioner's written prescription

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Many powerful pain killers are prescription drugs in the U.S.

All parts of my body ached and the prescription I was taking caused my head to spin.

Cork was a borough by prescription, and successive charters were granted to it from the reign of Henry II.

The town was treated as a borough by prescription until 1608, when James I.

There is a weekly market on Saturday, held by prescription.

She rummaged around one of the cupboards for her prescription painkillers, her head pounding.

This list is sent to the sultan, who has by prescription the right to strike out five names.

Either that or change my eye glass prescription.

East Grinstead was a borough by prescription.

It is not possible to re-claim any NHS prescription charges paid prior to this date.

You can find Mangekyu lenses at 9sfx for $100.00 in prescription strengths and plano.

Computer-generated prescription are to become available this year for independent and supplementary prescribers.

Optometrists write a spectacle prescription that is given to the patient and passed on to the optician.

The testing strips and tiny needles for the finger pricker can be got on prescription.

Some patients may require prescription medications, which must be administered by doctors and nurses, during the detox phase.

Goggles can also be made with a prescription when needed.

The difference from one part of your prescription to the next is gradual.

If you have a valid contact lens prescription, you can shop online for the best deals.

Below is a comparison of a popular prescription prenatal and Metagenics brand of prenatal.

Legal category POM-V To be supplied only on veterinary prescription.

Figure 4 show the relationship between observed three-year mortality and statin prescription for the age group 75-80 years.

The prescription previously viewed is an example of an outpatient prescription.

New psoriasis treatment A new therapy for psoriasis treatment A new therapy for psoriasis is now available on prescription in the UK.

Another reminder of Trusts ' obligations when disposing of prescription only medicine contaminated sharps has been posted on the DH website.

Whether it's an over-the-counter or prescription skin softener, do it every day.

Paying more than you should for your prescription spectacles?

Prescription records were reviewed, and the need for prescribed acid suppressants recorded.

Wherever a prescription was given, it was 3 mg thiamine hydrochloride.

The power of the archdeacons rested upon custom and prescription, not upon the canon law; and though the bishops could not break, they could circumvent it.

In England, by the boldness of the Lancet (founded in 182 3), the tyranny of prescription, inveterate custom, and privilege abused was defied and broken down; freedom of learning was regained, and promotion thrown open to the competent, independently of family, gild and professional status.

The brief Act of Supremacy confirmed the king's claim to be reputed the " only supreme head in earth of the Church of England "; he was to enjoy all the honours, dignities, jurisdictions and profits thereunto appertaining, and to have full power and authority to reform and amend all such errors, heresies and abuses, as by any manner of spiritual authority might lawfully be reformed, or amended, most to the pleasure of Almighty God, and the increase of virtue in Christ's religion, " foreign authority, prescription, or any other thing or things to the contrary hereof, notwithstanding."

The law permits druggists to keep for sale no other form of alcoholic drink than pure alcohol; physicians prescribing alcohol must fill out a blank, specifying the patient's ailment, and certifying that alcohol is necessary; the prescription must be filled the day it is dated, must be served directly to the physician or to the patient, must not call for more than a pint, and may not be refilled.'

It may be said that his claim, at the time it was advanced, was rightly barred by prescription, the house of Lancaster having then occupied the throne for three generations, and that it was really owing to the misgovernment of Margaret of Anjou, and her favourites that it was advanced at all.

Whether it 's an over-the-counter or prescription skin softener, do it every day.

Practicing yoga every morning alleviates my back pain without the use of prescription medication.

In addition to treating depression, certain prescription antidepressants can help people with chronic migraine headaches.

You should talk to your doctor about when you can begin trying to conceive if you have been using prescription birth control.

Liquid prescription medicine with a name that matches the passenger's ticket will be allowed.

As with many prescription medicines, Zantac can cause side effects.

While it's true that the pediatrician who treats your child may need to change her prescription, that should be his decision.

If these natural treatments fail to have a lasting or substantial effect on your infant's condition, the second category of chemical and prescription treatments can be tried.

Should the cradle cap persist beyond the aid of dandruff shampoo, your child's pediatrician may prescribe a prescription hydrocortisone cream that works to control the irritation and hormonal activity in affected areas.

Your doctor may give you some medications that treat yeast diaper rashes which are only available by prescription.

Many teas are believed to be medicinal and they can interact with prescription medications.

If you are already taking prescription medication, make sure the medication is covered in the health plan you're considering.

In the US, you must get contacts of all types by prescription.

Retailers who sell colored contacts are required by law to verify the prescription before filling your order.

You can find true clips at many drugstores and discount chains or order them with your prescription glasses.

If you're interested in this option, you'll want to select eyeglasses that come with magnetic clip on shades the next time you get a new pair of prescription eyeglasses.

You find dual cases that includes a hard shell clam cases for your prescription glasses and a soft pocket that attaches via Velcro on the inside, just for your clip-ons.

Call around for specials that offer a discount on the second pair of glasses and simply add a tint to your second pair of prescription lenses.