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...at the disease in certain critical situations. Quinine is available with a prescription in the [[United States of America|United States]] and over-the-counter, in ...effect in controlling shivering from [[rigors]], it was still a successful medicine for malaria. At the first opportunity, Salumbrino sent a small quantity to

...chedule 4 ([[Australia|Aus]])<br />[[Over-the-counter substance|OTC]] or [[Prescription drug|Rx]] ([[U.S.]]) The IV injection and inhalation preparations are, in general, prescription only, whereas the oral solution and the effervescent tablets are available

...first1=James R.|title=Roberts and Hedges' clinical procedures in emergency medicine|date=2014|publisher=Elsevier Health Sciences|location=London|isbn=978145574 ...he North Carolina Medical Board in Advance of the Public Hearing Regarding Prescription Naloxone |year=2007|location=Raleigh, NC }}{{page needed|date=February 2014

...en Overlooked'',<ref>{{cite book |author=Dreyfus, Jack |title=A Remarkable Medicine Has Been Overlooked: Including an Autobiography and the Clinical Section of ...2952753">{{cite journal |author=Scheinfeld N |title=Phenytoin in cutaneous medicine: its uses, mechanisms and side effects |journal=Dermatol. Online J. |volume

| legal_status = prescription ...junction with [[ivermectin]], and elsewhere in the world, the [[medication|medicine]] is used in combination with [[diethylcarbamazine]].<ref name="LFEP"/>

...ycin in conjunction with benzoyl peroxide, which is available both through prescription or [[over-the-counter drug|over-the-counter]], to be more effective in the ...hicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |journal=[[New England Journal of Medicine|N Engl J Med]] |volume=357 |issue=4 |pages=380–90 |year=2007 |pmid=176526

| legal_US = Prescription Only (U.S.) ...gportal/dpdirect.jsp?name=Doxycycline+(anhydrous) U.S. National Library of Medicine: Drug Information Portal - Doxycycline]

| legal_status = ℞-only <small>(U.S.)</small>, [[Prescription drug|POM]] <small>([[United Kingdom|UK]])</small> ...involved led to the discoveries both of dapsone and of the [[Sulfonamide (medicine)|antibacterial sulfonamides]].<ref name="urlLeprosy | 14 History of dapsone

...id]], [[ethambutol]], [[pyrazinamide]] and [[streptomycin]]. It requires a prescription in North America. It must be administered regularly daily for several month ...m.nih.gov/drugportal/dpdirect.jsp?name=Rifampicin U.S. National Library of Medicine: Drug Information Portal - Rifampicin]

...infection]]) as a combination medicine. It is also available as a troche (prescription only). For ear infection, it is often applied in liquid form, as ear drops.

Fluconazole is a prescription drug indicated for the treatment and [[prophylaxis]] of fungal infections w * Have known hypersensitivity to other azole medicine <!-- Pfizer Diflucan data sheet in the package said so in section 4.3 -->

...as awarded the 1988 [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize in Medicine]], partly for the development of aciclovir. Dr. Richard Whitley, a [[Univer ...and benefits, presumably in countries where aciclovir is only available on prescription. It was concluded that there is evidence for an oral prophylactic role in p

...e|6-methylmorphine]]) is an [[opiate]] used for its [[analgesic]], [[Cough medicine|antitussive]], and [[Antidiarrhoeal|antidiarrheal]] properties. Codeine is Codeine-only products can be obtained with a prescription as a time release tablet (e.g., Codeine Contin 100&nbsp;mg and Perduretas 5

...[Intravenous therapy|IV]], [[Intramuscular injection|IM]], [[Insufflation (medicine)|Insufflate]]d, oral, [[topical]] '''Ketamine''' is a [[drug]] used in human and [[veterinary medicine]] developed by [[Parke-Davis]] (today a part of [[Pfizer]]) in 1962. Its [[

...ifferent brand names and is also available for limited use in [[veterinary medicine]]. ...rescriptionaccess.org/lawsuitssettlements/past_lawsuits?id=0010 |publisher=Prescription Access |location=USA |accessdate=4 September 2009}}</ref> The sale of cipro

...Australia]], [[Canada]], [[Switzerland]], and many other countries, but by prescription in the [[United States]] (brand names '''Phenergan''', '''Promethegan''', ' '''Some common [[Adverse effect (medicine)|side effects]] include:'''

...gprofiles/drugs/las1220.shtml Brand name:Lasix - Generic name: Furosemide] Prescription Drug Information, Side Effects - PDRHealth</ref> ...m.nih.gov/drugportal/dpdirect.jsp?name=Furosemide U.S. National Library of Medicine: Drug Information Portal - Furosemide]

...ith a reduced incidence of dementia and Parkinson's disease | journal =BMC Medicine | volume =5 | pages =20 | date =July 19, 2007 | doi =10.1186/1741-7015-5-20 ...(in a dose of 10&nbsp;mg) is available to purchase from pharmacies without prescription.

...hedule 2 Pharmacy Medicines]]. Larger doses and pack sizes still require a prescription. ...'Digestive System : New Drug for Heartburn''". The New Book of Knowledge : Medicine & Health, Grolier : Danbury, Connecticut. 1990. p.262. ISBN 0-7172-8244-9.

...ronchodilator prescriptions in 2005 to 85% in 2008.<ref>IMS Health Sales & Prescription data for all inhalers sales and prescriptions (July 2008)</ref> However, p ...lm.nih.gov/drugportal/dpdirect.jsp?name=Albuterol U.S. National Library of Medicine: Drug Information Portal - Albuterol]

...used primarily for making [[liquid starter fertilizer]]s. KCl is used in [[medicine]], scientific applications, [[Food preservation|food processing]] and in ju ...e]] of [[potassium hydroxide]] and [[potassium]] metal. It is also used in medicine, [[Science|scientific]] applications, [[food processing]], and as a sodium-

.../adrenalsteroidsynthesis.jpg</ref> It is released in response to [[stress (medicine)|stress]], and to a low level of blood glucocorticoids. Its primary functio It is released in response to [[stress (medicine)|stress]], or to a low level of blood glucocorticoids, and this release is

...e coronary arteries and some other blood vessels. Ibuprofen is a ''core'' medicine in the [[World Health Organization]]'s "[[WHO Model List of Essential Medic ...uries, with less risk of digestive problems.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.medicine.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/booth/painpag/topical/topkin.html |title=Topical NSAIDs:

...Anæsthesia: Dr. Horace Wells of Hartford|work=Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine, May 1933; v.5, n.5, p.421–430|year=1933}}</ref> In the following weeks, ===In medicine===

*[[Mercury(I) chloride]] ([[calomel]]) is sometimes still used in [[medicine]], acousto-optical filters and as a standard in electrochemistry;<ref name= ...pecialized Information Services of the [[United States National Library of Medicine]] (NLM) that uses maps of the United States to help users visually explore

| routes_of_administration = [[Inhalation]] ([[smoking]]), [[Insufflation (medicine)|insufflation]] ([[snorting]]), [[oral]], [[rectal]], [[subcutaneous]] (S.C *[[Faintness]] or [[Syncope (medicine)|syncope]]

...Hoboken, N.J.}}</ref> Overshadowed in part by [[aspirin]], introduced into medicine by [[Heinrich Dreser]] in 1899, phenacetin was popular for many decades, pa ...pharmaceutical agents.<ref name=badmed>{{cite book|title=Bad Medicine: The Prescription Drug Industry in the Third World|author = Milton Silverman, Mia Lydecker, P

...Professor. http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/692-Chinese-medicine-s-great-waste-of-resources</ref> In traditional Chinese medicine, ephedrine has been used in the treatment of asthma and bronchitis for cent

...azepam|work=Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)|publisher= National Library of Medicine|accessdate= 2006-03-10}}</ref> It possesses [[anxiolytic]], [[anticonvulsan ...tively low toxicity in overdose.<ref name="Riss-2008"/> Diazepam is a core medicine in the [[World Health Organization]]'s "[[WHO Model List of Essential Medic

...| last=Kagan | first=B | title=Ampicillin rash |journal=Western Journal of Medicine |volume=126 |issue=4 |pages=333–335 |year=1977 |url = http://www.pubmedce [[Image:NOVAMOXIN.JPG|right|thumb|Novamoxin Prescription Drug - 500mg Amoxicillin Trihydrate]]

It has a long history of use as a medicine, cosmetic, and poison. Before the [[Middle Ages]], it was used as an [[Anes ...ef name="harris">{{cite book | title=The Homoeopathic Vade Mecum of Modern Medicine and Surgery: For the Use of Junior Practitioners, Students, Clergymen, Miss

...ruginfo/medmaster/a684003.html MedlinePlus]</ref> In 1979 the Institute of Medicine (USA) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse stated that most hypnotics l ...Academy_of_Sleep_Medicine|format= PDF|publisher= American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.jobs

| legal_status = Prescription only medicine

...in [[horses]]. Usually available as detomidine hydrochloride. This is a [[prescription medication]] available to veterinarians sold under the trade name Domosedan ...of other arrhythmogenics. The concurrent use of potentiated [[sulfonamide (medicine)|sulfonamide]] [[antibiotics]] is considered particularly dangerous.

...r drug|over-the-counter]] [[cough and cold preparation]]s. In [[veterinary medicine]], it is used to control [[urinary incontinence]] in dogs under [[trade nam ...]] in younger women. In [[Europe]], however, it is still available by both prescription and over-the-counter. In [[Canada]], it was withdrawn from the market on Ma

...provider's interaction with a patient are also found in those systems e.g. prescription refill requests, appointment requests, electronic case management, etc. Fi ...plementation of personal health records by case managers in a VAMC general medicine clinic |journal=Patient Educ Couns. |volume=54 |issue=1 |pages=27–33 |yea

...ber 2009}} Fast access to medical literature and current best practices in medicine are hypothesised to enable proliferation of ongoing improvements in healthc ===Promote evidence-based medicine===

- [[Adolescent medicine]] - [[Alternative medicine]]

...s]], whose work was later recognized with a [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]]. Thomas' work showed that bone marrow cells infused intravenously could r journal=New England Journal of Medicine | volume=157 | pages=491–496|

...ffective when added to other antiseizure drugs). In 2002, an [[indication (medicine)|indication]] was added for treating [[postherpetic neuralgia]] (neuropathi ...s upon the represented efficacy of Gabapentin have been summarized for the Prescription Access Litigation [http://www.prescriptionaccess.org/ project] in an August

...] packaging and "gelcaps" across the [[over-the-counter drug]] (OTC) and [[prescription drug]] industry.<ref name="nytrecall">''[[New York Times]]'' article: "[htt ...5/474 Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity], William M. Lee, New England Journal of Medicine, July 31, 2003, 349:474-485.</ref>

*In non-prescription products for short-term relief of minor sore throat and minor mouth or thro **Examples: [[lip balm]]s and [[cough medicine]]s

...uthorization represents the world's first full regulatory approval for the medicine. Sativex is being marketed in the UK by Bayer Schering Pharma. ...approved by [[Health Canada]] under a licence with conditions (NOC/c) for prescription use<ref name="gwpharm">

...society.org/about-multiple-sclerosis/treatments/complementary--alternative-medicine/marijuana/index.aspx|title=Marijuana (Cannabis)|publisher=National Multiple ...analysis can often be helpful in distinguishing active from passive use or prescription from illicit use, elapsed time since use and extent or duration of use.<ref

...order them without a prescription. In practice it is not possible to get a prescription.{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}}

.... There are currently 2 oral forms of cannabis (cannabinoids) available by prescription in the United States for nausea and vomiting associated with cancer chemoth ...m as the prescription drug [[dronabinol]] (Marinol) in many countries. The prescription drug [[Sativex]], an extract of cannabis administered as a [[sublingual]] s

...and the book "Live Free or Die" by Shona Banda relate experiences with the medicine. ...ssive disorder|depression]]. Synthesized [[cannabinoids]] are also sold as prescription drugs, including Marinol ([[dronabinol]] in the United States and Germany)

Drug abuse, including alcohol and prescription drugs can induce symptomatology which resembles mental illness. This can oc ...|volume=24 |issue=4 |pages=969–76 |issn=0033-2917 |journal=Psychological medicine |url= |format= |doi=10.1017/S0033291700029056 }}</ref>

...rug of the [[Opium Law]], though special rules and guidelines apply to its prescription and dispensation. In the USA, it has been a [[Controlled Substances Act|Sch ...ttenfeld et al. (1997) Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine</ref> to up to 100&nbsp;mg (high dose)<ref name="Johnson">Rolley Johnson ''

Hydromorphone is used in medicine as an alternative to [[morphine]] and [[heroin]] for analgesia, and as a se ...morphine due to a mix-up between the similar names, either at the time the prescription is written or when the drug is dispensed. This has led to several deaths an

...followed in the next decade by the introduction of the first quick-acting prescription formations of fentanyl for personal use, the [[Actiq]] lollipop and [[Fento ...sion and sedation with transdermal fentanyl: four case studies. Palliative Medicine, 2003; 17: 714-716.</ref> In 2006 the U.S. [[Food and Drug Administration]

...diseases: the official journal of the ASAM, American Society of Addiction Medicine |volume=13 |issue=1 |pages=5–26 |year=1994 |pmid=8018740 |doi=}}</ref><re ...ives on Optimal Methadone Maintenance Dose|journal= Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine |volume=67 |issue=5&6 |pages=404–411 |year=2000}}</ref><ref name="Faggian

* [[Cough medicine|Antitussive]] ...is an orally active [[narcotic]] [[analgesic]] (pain reliever) and [[Cough medicine|antitussive]] (cough suppressant). It is commonly available in tablet, caps

...neric drug|generic]] labels. Dextromethorphan has also found other uses in medicine, ranging from [[pain relief]] to [[psychological]] applications. It is sold ..., codeine phosphate syrup is still available in small quantities without a prescription in some states, but requires a signature and ID to purchase, similar to mod

...Its main ingredient is [[prescription drug|prescription]]-strength [[cough medicine|cough syrup]] containing [[codeine]] and [[promethazine]].<ref name=Peters> The most popular type of codeine syrup is [[promethazine]]-[[codeine]], a prescription cough syrup. The active ingredients are [[codeine]], a [[narcotic]], and th

...cy)|capsule]]) and [[Intramuscular injection|intramuscular]] ([[Injection (medicine)|injected]]) preparations is a [[racemic mixture]] of both (''S'')-(−)-ke Ketorolac is [[Indication (medicine)|indicated]] for short-term management of moderate to severe postoperative

| legal_status = Prescription-only medicine ...this form has been discontinued. It is available by [[Medical prescription|prescription]] as 50, 75, 100, 150, and 200 mg capsules.

...in 1969 in the UK and 1974 in the US. Ibuprofen became available without a prescription in the UK in 1983 under the name "Nurofen" and in the US in 1984 under the ...States in 1984 under the brand name "Advil". Anyone could buy it without a prescription for the treatment of headaches, dental pain, migraine and menstrual pain. I

...t capitalized on these publications; Vioxx was the most heavily advertised prescription drug in [[2000]], and Celebrex the seventh, according to [[IMS Health]]. ...which showed that 9.1% of people taking Vioxx received a gastro-protective medicine compared with 11.2% of people taking naproxen, a reduction of 19%. In addit

...of and release of [[prostaglandin]]s. Salsalate is the generic name of a prescription drug marketed under the [[brandname]]s Mono-Gesic, Salflex, Disalcid, and S narcotic pain medicine for people with spinal disc protrusion.

...'''. It is available in the [[UK]], as ''dexketoprofen trometamol'', as a prescription-only drug. ...achinery safely. Do not drive or operate machinery until you know how this medicine affects you and you are sure it won't affect your performance.

...pyretics: mechanisms of action and clinical use in fever suppresion. AJ of Medicine [internet]. 2001 Sep [cited 2010 Jan 31]; 111(4):[about 1p]. Available from If a COX-2 inhibitor is taken, one should not use a traditional NSAID (prescription or over-the-counter) concomitantly.<ref>http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_

...nt may take the medicine whenever the patient desires, but rather that the medicine may be taken in the prescribed dosage ''if needed''.</ref> PRN administrati

| legal_status = [[Prescription drug|℞-only]] <small>(U.S.)</small> ...nd [[procedural sedation]]. Propofol is also commonly used in [[veterinary medicine]]. Propofol is approved for use in more than 50 countries, and [[generic dr

GHB is the active ingredient in a [[prescription medication]] called [[Xyrem]] (sodium oxybate) oral solution. Xyrem is app The [[American Academy of Sleep Medicine]] (AASM) recommends Xyrem as a standard of care for the treatment of [[cata