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| chemist |
a person who dispenses medicines by prescription. [2/3 definitions] |
| cold tablet |
a non-prescription tablet usually containing an antihistamine and fever-reducing drug, taken to relieve the symptoms of a cold. |
| druggist |
one who is licensed to prepare and sell prescription drugs; pharmacist. |
| drugstore |
in the United States, a store that sells prescription drugs, as well as other items such as vitamins, hair care products, cosmetics, candy, and magazines. |
| ethical |
of drugs, not advertised, and sold only on a doctor's prescription. [1/3 definitions] |
| fill |
to prepare or make up (a prescription). [1/9 definitions] |
| opioid |
any natural or synthetic compound, including heroin, morphine, and certain prescription pain relievers, that binds opioid receptors and has an analgesic or narcotic effect. [1/2 definitions] |
| opioid epidemic |
a rapid increase in the use of prescription and non-prescription opioid drugs, beginning in the late 1990s and continuing into the early decades of the 2000s. |
| overprescription |
combined form of prescription. |
| over-the-counter |
of drugs or medication, legally available for purchase without a prescription. [1/2 definitions] |
| patent medicine |
a medical preparation that is protected by a trademark and that may be purchased without a prescription. |
| prescribe |
to give or write a medical prescription. [1/4 definitions] |
| prescriptible |
of an illness or the like, capable of being cured by prescription. [1/2 definitions] |
| prescriptive |
derived from legal prescription or long use or custom. [1/2 definitions] |
| rime riche |
rhyme using two or more words or syllables that are pronounced alike and often spelled alike, but are different in meaning, such as "route" and "root" or "description" and "prescription". |
| Rx |
abbreviation of "recipe" (Latin); prescription, a directive written by a doctor for the preparation and use of a medicine to treat a designated patient. |
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