why do doctors write Rx on priscription?
90583
Rx is the shortcut for the Latin word recipe meaning "you take"  By the way it's pronounced with a "hard" C as opposed to us talking about making cookies.\n"you take" would be the beginning of a set of instructions such as the ingredients of a medicine as in "you take lactose and aloe"\nLater in the prescription would be the directions:\nM and Ft meaning roughly mix and make as in "mix together amd make pills."\nThen late in the prescription comes "Sig"\nwhich is short for "signa" meaning "you write" which would be the directions on the label.\n  A Latin scholar could argue with my interpretation but those are the basics.
678968
it is basically a trial and error typw thing that most doctors use. I was a paramedic for 10 yrs, the majority of doctors that I came into contact with and the doctor that I saw regularly for my ADD would start you out on one medication and then after about a monthm he will physically exam you, and check to see how you feel you are doing on the medications. So basically neither is "better" but it just depends on how it is doing with your specific problems
1184393
"The use of ℞ in prescriptions originated as an astrological symbol that was written for talismanic reasons at the start of medical prescriptions. Later it changed into ℞ (an uppercase R with its tail crossed), and was used as an abbreviation for the Latin word recipe = "take" (imperative), i.e. an instruction to the pharmacist to take the items listed in order to prepare the medicine. When printing came, it was rendered as "Rx"
1182227
I know in the U.S. Physician's Assistants can prescribe as long as they are working under a physician. They can write prescriptions using their own names. I don't know about Nigeria though.
446067
The use of Rx in prescriptions originated as an astrological symbol that was written for talismanic reasons at the start of medical prescriptions. Later it changed into ℞ (an uppercase R with its tail crossed), and was used as an abbreviation for the Latin word recipe = "take" (imperative), i.e. an instruction to the pharmacist to take the items listed in order to prepare the medicine. When printing came, it was rendered as "Rx".
376344
only if it is prescribed by your DR
788557
It is up to the doctor or pharmacist to report him.  When you enter a prescription in the computer especially a narcotic, it will not let any pharmacy fill it if it has been filled already, unless it is 'due' to be filled. When you enter a prescription for something that has been filled like oxycontin that same day, it will reject saying 'refill too soon'  and it will give the date of the last fill, but it will not show what location.  No matter how many Doctors he goes to, they can only fill a controlled drug in a specified time.  If a pharmacist is given a script of a controlled substance, that was just filled he needs to hold that prescription.
407025
You need to see a doctor who will give you a script for these types of medications, after determining if these medications are right for you.  It is illegal and unethical to get any prescription type drugs without a proper exam and script first, whether it be a doctor or non-health professional.
113603
Call a lawyer, tampering with perscriptions is a crime, so I would be worried about that.  However you can find information about this in any specialized "medical law book"  You need to look at medical law so you see where this is covered.
350289
Present your physician's license to your pharmacist.  A medical doctor is the only person who has any business possessing that drug.  It's a controlled drug, in fact, just like cocaine and morphine.  And it's nothing to f**k around with, if you're thinking of using it as a date-rape drug.  It's administered via intravenous injection, and guess what: the patient immediately STOPS BREATHING!  Can you say "murder conviction?"
814003
No, the only professionals allowed to prescribe medications are:\nMD  Medical Doctor\nDO  Doctor of Osteopathy\nDDS  Doctor of Dental Surgery\nDMD  Doctor of Medical Dentistry\nDVM  Doctor of Veterinary Medicine\nPA  Physician Assistant (no narcotics)\nARNP  Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner\nDPM  Doctor of Podiatric Medicine\n\nDC's or Doctors of Chiropractic are not allowed to [rescribe.
1120131
Doctors do not do research they prescribe what they have been told works. Some doctors go on to study other reasons but drug companies subsidize the training of doctors and they get biased info on drugs and no alternative training so just like a dog trained to jump on command some doctors hear a problem and BAM this drug helps make you better even if there is a safer all natural substitute because that was not included in their training.
256224
No, it's not. ONLY a Dr can sign off on them. If you do and get caught you could face charges of practicing medicine without a license
745300
That isn't illegal.\n\nAlso, doctors can rarely be charged with criminal offenses, for writing prescriptions. At best, it would be civilly actionable (through a law suit).\n\nAlso, do you have proof that the Rx was to enable or have an affair AND the doctor knew? Your husband isn't likely to have shared that with his doctor. He's likely to have said it was to help him with you.\n\nLegally, if he was told, he couldn't have told you. It would have violated Dr-patient confidentiality.
911711
Anything not called in the same day you were seen is a mistake by the doctors office. They may tell you otherwise, but they would be lying.  After all, if you were seen at the doctors office, the doctor wouldn't tell you to come back later for a written prescription.
945717
I think many doctors are afraid of patients becoming dependent or diverting the drugs (selling them instead of taking them).  Unfortunately, a few bad apples cause many to suffer.\n\nWe also have the problem of the DEA looking over our shoulders.  Doctors don't want to lose their license or go to jail for over-prescribing.\n\nI give my patients as much narcotic as I can without causing them to stop breathing (I'm an anesthesiologist).\n\nIn the very little experience I've had with chronic pain patients, I've seen a lot of dodgy behavior relating to pain meds ("The dog ate my prescription", "My pills were stolen - again", etc. etc.)  It makes you very suspicious of everyone.\n\nIn my regular practice, I also see patients who want 2 months of post-op pain medicine for a procedure that shouldn't require more than a day of Motrin.\n\nIf more people were honest, you wouldn't have the problems that you did.
850605
There's no law against it, but the general consensus among doctors is that it's somehow beneath them or otherwise unethical to advertise. Believe it or not, the same was once true of lawyers. Ha!