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7 unusual facts about medical prescription


Assisted suicide in the United States

It asked if terminally ill patients with less than 6 months to live should be able to receive a prescription for lethal drugs and included many provisions to protect against misuse, such as two oral requests and a written request from the patient.

Corex

Legally, Corex can only be obtained by a physician's prescription, but studies show that more than 90% of the product is sold without one.

George F. Archambault

:“It is the pharmacist’s professional responsibility to protect the public against iatrogenesis, physician-induced injury or disease in the area of drug prescribing especially as to overdosage, incompatibilities, contraindications, and synergistic drug actions.”

Lice Capades

The nurse gives him a note and he goes to the doctor, who prescribes Clyde a special shampoo to deal with the problem, but Clyde remains very shocked and embarrassed by the situation, knowing the other kids are going to bully and pick on him.

Mauritius Ferber

Either on 23 February 1534 or 1 March 1535, Ferber suffered a cerebral stroke, which left him unable to speak, and Copernicus wrote a prescription which was approved by the king of Poland's physician.

Talizumab

One could obtain a prescription for Xolair without it being approved for use in allergies, but most health insurance will not cover it without FDA approval, meaning it could cost on the order of $1000 a month for a patient.

Tazarotene

Tazarotene (marketed as Tazorac, Avage and Zorac) is a third-generation prescription topical retinoid sold as a cream or gel.


Gun safety

Since handling a firearm is a complex task, with possible fatal outcomes if done improperly, gun safety dictates that a firearm should never be handled while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or legal prescription or over-the-counter drugs.


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