Defination of Prescription

 1.PRESCRIPTION 

DEFINITION 

It is an order written by a physician, dentist, veterinarian or a registered medical practitioner (RMP) to 

a pharmacist to compound and dispense a specific drug for the patient. 

                                     OR 

Prescription is a written order for medication, issued by physician or RMP 

 Prescription is relationship between physician and pharmacist. 

Physician (RMP)         Pharmacist           patients 

 The word "prescription" is derived from the Latin term praescriptus (Prae - 'before' and 

scribere- meaning 'to write'). 

 Prescription means 'to write before' which means prescription had to be written before a drug 

could be compounded and administered to a patient.