prescription (redirected from extemporaneous prescription)

pre·scrip·tion  (pr-skrpshn)

n.

1.

a. The act of establishing official rules, laws, or directions.

b. Something prescribed as a rule.

2.

a. A written order, especially by a physician, for the preparation and administration of a medicine or other treatment.

b. A prescribed medicine or other treatment.

c. An ophthalmologist's or optometrist's written instruction, as for the grinding of corrective lenses.

3. A formula directing the preparation of something.

4. Law The process of acquiring title to property by reason of uninterrupted possession of specified duration. Also called positive prescription.

5. Law The limitation of time beyond which an action, debt, or crime is no longer valid or enforceable. Also called negative prescription.

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[Middle English prescripcion, establishment of a claim, from Old French prescription, from Medieval Latin praescrpti, praescrptin-, from Latin, introduction, precept, from praescrptus, past participle of praescrbere, to order; see prescribe.]

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prescription [prɪˈskrɪpʃən]

n

1. (Medicine)

a.  written instructions from a physician, dentist, etc., to a pharmacist stating the form, dosage strength, etc., of a drug to be issued to a specific patient

b.  the drug or remedy prescribed

2. (Medicine) (modifier) (of drugs) available legally only with a doctor's prescription

3. (Medicine)

a.  written instructions from an optician specifying the lenses needed to correct defects of vision

b.  (as modifier) prescription glasses

4. the act of prescribing

5. something that is prescribed

6. a long established custom or a claim based on one

7. (Law) Law

a.  the uninterrupted possession of property over a stated period of time, after which a right or title is acquired (positive prescription)

b.  the barring of adverse claims to property, etc., after a specified period of time has elapsed, allowing the possessor to acquire title (negative prescription)

c.  the right or title acquired in either of these ways

[from legal Latin praescriptiō an order, prescription; see prescribe]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	prescription - directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions; "I tried to follow her prescription for success" instruction, direction - a message describing how something is to be done; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them"
	2.	prescription - a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist; "he told the doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly" ethical drug, prescription drug, prescription medicine medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease refill - a prescription drug that is provided again; "he got a refill of his prescription"; "the prescription specified only one refill"
	3.	prescription - written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person black and white, written communication, written language - communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten)
	4.	prescription - 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 black and white, written communication, written language - communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten)
Adj.	1.	prescription - available only with a doctor's written prescription; "a prescription drug" medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease nonprescription, over-the-counter - purchasable without a doctor's prescription; "nonprescription drugs"; "an over-the-counter cold remedy" nonprescription, over-the-counter - purchasable without a doctor's prescription; "nonprescription drugs"; "an over-the-counter cold remedy"

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prescription

noun

1. instruction, direction, formula, script (informal), recipe These drugs are freely available without a prescription.

2. medicine, drug, treatment, preparation, cure, mixture, dose, remedy I'm not sleeping, even with that new prescription the doctor gave me.

3. method, measure, direction, formula, recommendation, recipe the prescription for electoral success

Translations

prescription [prɪˈskrɪpʃən]

A. N

1. (Med) → receta f
to make up or > fill a prescription (US) → preparar una receta
"only available on prescription" → de venta únicamente bajo receta
see also write A1

2. (Jur) → prescripción f

B. CPD prescription charges NPL (Brit) → precio msing de las recetas
prescription lenses NPL (US) → lentillas fpl graduadas

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prescription [prɪˈskrɪpʃ^ən]

n

(MEDICINE) → ordonnance f
You can't get it without a prescription → On ne peut pas se le procurer sans ordonnance.
to make up a prescription → faire une ordonnance
to fill a prescription (US) → faire une ordonnance
to give sb a prescription for sth → faire une ordonnance à qn pour qch
"only available on prescription" → "uniquement sur ordonnance"

(= proposal) → prescription f

modif [drug, medication, medicine] → sur ordonnance prescription pad
prescription charge n (British) montant forfaitaire payé sur les médicaments
prescription pad n → ordonnancier m

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prescription

n

(Med) → Rezept nt; (act of prescribing) → Verschreiben nt, → Verordnen nt; to make up or fill (US) a prescription → eine Medizin zubereiten; on prescription → auf Rezept; only available on prescription → rezeptpflichtig, nur auf Rezept erhältlich

(= regulation) → Vorschrift f

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prescription [prɪˈskrɪpʃ/ən] n (Med) → ricetta (medica)
to make up a prescription, (Am) fill a prescription → preparare or fare una ricetta
to make out a prescription for sb → fare una ricetta a qn
only available on prescription → ottenibile solo dietro presentazione di ricetta medica

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prescription [prɪˈskrɪpʃ/ən] n (Med) → ricetta (medica)
to make up a prescription, (Am) fill a prescription → preparare or fare una ricetta
to make out a prescription for sb → fare una ricetta a qn
only available on prescription → ottenibile solo dietro presentazione di ricetta medica

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prescription → وصفة طبية předpis recept Rezept ιατρική συνταγή receta lääkemääräys ordonnance liječnički recept ricetta medica 処方箋 처방 recept resept recepta receita médica рецепт recept ใบสั่งจ่ายยา reçete đơn thuốc 处方