At issue, too, is whether enforcement of Mr Ashcroft's ruling will lead doctors to prescribe pain-killing drugs more cautiously.
They prescribe long-term antibiotic treatments, which they often sell directly to patients.
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Ray said doctors often prescribe Z-Paks because the drug only needs to be taken for five days, versus the 10-day periods that are typical with other antibiotics.
In 1996 he converted the centers into clinics for doctors to prescribe fen-phen diet drugs, only to run into the little problem that these drugs can cause fatal heart problems.
Armed with that knowledge, it can influence those decisions, either by convincing doctors to prescribe lower-priced alternatives or charging customers more if they stray from a health plan's approved formula.
Her firm's recent survey of 140 neurologists revealed that doctors continue to be wary of safety risks: More than three-quarters of the neurologists polled said they would prescribe the drug--but to just 10% of their patients.
Dr Dobbin and Ms Ross have formed a charity to promote the programme and a one-day training course which GPs need to complete in order to prescribe the self-help CDs.
In an effort to prevent reuse of needles, the physician can prescribe needles pre-filled with insulin.
HMOs point to the dangers of patients treating themselves and of doctors coming under pressure to over-prescribe.
The West keeps trying to prescribe western one-size-fits-all solutions because Africa is regarded as one big country.
And some docs prescribe Zytiga off-label for patients who cannot tolerate chemo.
Patents on bexarotene will start to expire this year, and once a generic is available, doctors could prescribe that less-expensive version off-label, undercutting the commercial prospects.
All of the doctors set a similar hurdle: If more than 5% of patients suffered life-threatening bleeding, it would be difficult to prescribe Avastin widely for non-small cell lung cancer.
Indeed, one could make the case that those who prescribe Son of Glass-Steagall to cure our financial ilss have the diagnosis exactly backwards.
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Other doctors say it's OK -- and sometimes beneficial -- to prescribe something that hasn't been shown to work in studies, as long as it's not harmful.
It is not illegal for a doctor to prescribe a drug off-label, that is, for a non-FDA-approved use, but a drug marketer cannot lawfully encourage a doctor to do so.
The new laws also prescribe the death penalty - which is carried out very rarely in India - in cases of rape that cause death or leave the victim in a vegetative state.
The First Circuit Court of Appeals, in a decision yesterday, ruled that a lower court erred when it refused to allow Aetna to sue Pfizer over what it called a racketeering conspiracy to induce physicians to prescribe Neurontin for off-label uses like treating bipolar disorder.
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Trains drive themselves between downtown and suburbia, homes keep comfortably cool and airy on their own, diagnostic machines perform check-ups and prescribe remedies.
If your heartburn doesn't go away, or if you have other symptoms such as difficulty swallowing, see a doctor, who will probably prescribe one of the so-called proton pump inhibitors (Prilosec, Nexium, Prevacid).
HGS, contends that it would be wrong to prescribe drugs with potentially lethal side-effects if a patient's only protection is a fallible genetic test.
They found that doctors in one managed care organization were just as likely to prescribe ulcer drugs with the Cox-2 inhibitors as they were cheaper drugs.
These specialists can also prescribe an exciting array of high-tech optical devices such as software and screen-reading programs that enlarge e-mail and Web site copy, as well as handheld devices that enlarge printed material of any size.
Physicians who see patients outside of hospital systems, such as those working in private offices, contribute disproportionately to the spread of antibiotic resistance because they are more likely to prescribe drugs unnecessarily, a first-of-its-kind nationwide study that looked at patterns of antibiotic use and drug-resistant infections has found.
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Prof Nutt said this meant "we have no-one now looking at that vast group of people who prescribe drugs and advise people about drugs, drug harms from the over-the-counter and prescription side".
It would also allow doctors to "prescribe" pot without fear of prosecution--or merely to recommend it, without committing themselves to a note pad.
According to a survey published this fall in NEJM (New England Journal of Medicine), doctors are about half as willing to prescribe a drug described in an industry-funded trial.
Instead they want to raise the minimum wage, a market-meddle whose costs are debated, but which few would prescribe as the most efficient route to helping the poor particularly since not all minimum-wage workers are poor.
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But the AP says that last week he cut his estimate by two-thirds, saying doctors can prescribe two other generic drugs, the ingredients, for far less.
By 10am each day the Djemaa sets the scene, with canopied orange-juice carts and apothecaries who prescribe ostrich eggs for strength and walnut root for social anxiety.
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