prescription charge — [prescription charge] noun [usu pl] (in Britain) money paid (usually to a ↑chemist) for medicine supplied on the ↑National Health Service. The amount paid is the same for any medicine, and is usually less than its actual cost. Some groups, e.g.… … Useful english dictionary
Prescription drug — A prescription drug is a licensed medicine that is regulated by legislation to require a prescription before it can be obtained. The term is used to distinguish it from over the counter drugs which can be obtained without a prescription.… … Wikipedia
prescription */ — UK [prɪˈskrɪpʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms prescription : singular prescription plural prescriptions 1) [countable] a piece of paper that a doctor gives you that says what type of medicine you need The doctor gave me a prescription for antibiotics … English dictionary
prescription — pre·scrip·tion /pri skrip shən/ n [partly from Middle French prescription establishment of a claim, from Late Latin praescription praescriptio, from Latin, act of writing at the beginning, order, from praescribere to write at the beginning,… … Law dictionary
PRESCRIPTION — Aux termes du Code civil, «la prescription est un moyen d’acquérir ou de se libérer par un certain laps de temps, et sous les conditions déterminées par la loi» (art. 2219). Souvent critiquée, cette définition a tout au moins le mérite d’indiquer … Encyclopédie Universelle
charge — 1 n 1 a: something required: obligation b: personal management or supervision put the child in his charge c: a person or thing placed under the care of another 2: an authoritative instr … Law dictionary
Prescription médicale — Ordonnance médicale en France Pour les articles homonymes, voir Prescription et Ordonnance. Sommaire 1 L histoire de l ordonnance 1.1 Définition[5] … Wikipédia en Français
Prescription pénale des infractions de presse en France — « Chien de garde » de la démocratie[1], la presse protège « l un des droits les plus précieux de l homme »[2] récemment rappelé par le Conseil constitutionnel : la libre communication des pensées et des opinions .… … Wikipédia en Français
Prescription Drug User Fee Act — The Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) was a law passed by the United States Congress in 1992 which allowed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to collect fees from drug manufacturers to fund the new drug approval process. The Act provided … Wikipedia
charge — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 price asked for sth ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy, high ▪ nominal, reasonable, small ▪ minimum ▪ fixed … Collocations dictionary