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Abstract
Directions written for the obtaining and use of DRUGS.
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5 entry terms
- Drug Prescription
- Drug Prescribing
- Drug Prescribings
- Prescribing, Drug
- Prescribings, Drug
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7 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, history, nursing, standards, statistics & numerical data, veterinary.
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Indexing Annotation
general; do not confuse the concept of "prescription" with the drug prescribed; do not index here routinely for every "prescribed" drug; do not confuse with DRUG COMPOUNDING: prescribing is by the MD, compounding is by the pharmacist or drug company; note category: do not confuse with PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS are the written directions for obtaining drugs; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS are the drugs that are prescribed
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2009(1963)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Drug Prescriptions. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011307. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011307
- Drug Prescriptions. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q95819473