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| Thread ID: 104871 | 2009-11-11 02:43:00 | what are prescription drugs? | lance4k (4644) | PC World Chat |
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| 829013 | 2009-11-11 05:06:00 | Re: what are prescription drugs? First define: DRUGS. |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 829014 | 2009-11-11 06:29:00 | Anything ingested that is not food or water | gary67 (56) | ||
| 829015 | 2009-11-11 09:56:00 | there was an ad in the herald today from the police that said they will now be checking drivers who are impaired by using prescription drugs while driving? What are some of the prescription drugs? e.g. Nitrate spray (for those who experience angina from time to time), some anti-epileptic drugs, pseudoephedrine-containing products. If i have a sore throat and cough and the doctor gives me some pills, are they 'prescription drugs'? Yes they are, because they are prescribed. Surferjoe46: I am not able to sense any witticism / sarcasm implied through your post, but drug = those that have therapeutic properties. Cheers :) |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 829016 | 2009-11-11 10:20:00 | I would think you are wrong there James. A drug being prescribed wouldn't necessarily make it a prescription drug would it? Doctors often prescribe ibuprofen or other such drugs, but these drugs wouldn't be considered prescription drugs I wouldn't think. But you're the pharmacist aren't you? |
roddy_boy (4115) | ||
| 829017 | 2009-11-11 10:21:00 | Most people would consider prescription drugs to be those you cannot (legally) buy without a prescription for them. | Erayd (23) | ||
| 829018 | 2009-11-11 10:35:00 | I would think you are wrong there James. A drug being prescribed wouldn't necessarily make it a prescription drug would it? Doctors often prescribe ibuprofen or other such drugs, but these drugs wouldn't be considered prescription drugs I wouldn't think. But you're the pharmacist aren't you? I wouldn't consider ibuprofen or other similar NSAID products such as Aspirin to be a "prescription drug" because they are available as "over-the-counter" medicine. And yeah, I agree with what Erayd says. :thumbs: |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 829019 | 2009-11-11 19:31:00 | That could include things like insulin too. Husband already has a note on his license that he can't drive if sugar level is 4.3 or lower. | pctek (84) | ||
| 829020 | 2009-11-11 22:25:00 | I wouldn't consider ibuprofen or other similar NSAID products such as Aspirin to be a "prescription drug" because they are available as "over-the-counter" medicine . In the States we can buy many drugs OTC and that includes things like Omeprazole and Tylenol, but once they get to dosages that are over what you can get OTC - they make them prescription . Big deal! If you need 800mg of Tylenol and at that size it's regulated, then what's to keep one from taking two 400mg tablets and achieving the same results? I take Prevacid in prescription strength - but one can buy it OTC at smaller dosages and just take more of them to equal the doctor-authorized versions . THAT'S what my unfunny (to you) remark was all about . If a drug is available in smaller doses OTC and you need a prescription for a larger dose - then what's the definition of a drug? Huh? "Medicine" or "medication" comes to mind and better fits the definition for OTC while "drug" is just for prescribed version - that's all . I didn't mean to shake your tree, Jamuz just that the words are blurred and cross gray areas . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 829021 | 2009-11-12 03:04:00 | Here is the actual Medicine regulation Act: www.legislation.govt.nz I can't seem to find a list of all the prescription drugs there though. Anyone? |
lance4k (4644) | ||
| 829022 | 2009-11-12 06:20:00 | Interestingly, Vets also prescribe various concoctions for animals just to add to the confusion. Could be held to be a prescription drug I suppose. |
Sweep (90) | ||
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