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A prescription an authorization by a physician as required by government for the patient to receive certain medication. Some, but not all, prescriptions are for substances listed as "controlled" by the [[Drug Enforcement Agency]] (DEA).
A '''prescription''' is an authorization by a [[physician]] as required by the [[government]] for the patient to receive certain medication. Some, but not all, prescriptions are for substances listed as "controlled" by the [[Drug Enforcement Agency]] (DEA).
The [[Federal Register]] described the pattern of prescribing in the United States as follows:<ref>70 FR 6256, 6260 (Feb. 4, 2005).</ref>
The [[Federal Register]] described the pattern of prescribing in the United States as follows:<ref>70 FR 6256, 6260 (Feb. 4, 2005).</ref>
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