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.