Prescriber means a practitioner who is authorized pursuant to §§ 54.1-3303 and 54.1-3408 to issue
Prescribed dosage means the specified activity or range of activity of unsealed radioactive material as documented:
Prescription means an order for drugs or medical supplies, written or signed or transmitted by word
Medication means any drug, chemical, compound, suspension, or preparation in suitable form for use as a curative or remedial substance taken either internally or externally by any person.
prescribed person , in relation to a delivery, means—
Patients means both Public Patients and the Private Patients (referred by private doctors/private hospitals);
Authorized prescriber means a physician, dentist, advanced practice registered nurse or physician assistant;
Prescription drugs means drugs, medicine and controlled substances which by law can only be prescribed for human use by persons authorized by law.
Centralized prescription processing means the processing by a pharmacy of a request from another pharmacy to fill or refill a prescription drug order or to perform processing functions such as dispensing, drug utilization review, claims adjudication, refill authorizations, and therapeutic interventions.
Pharmacy means prescribed drugs and medicines dispensed by a pharmacist and/or travel and allergy vaccines dispensed by a pharmacist or doctor.
HCFA means the United States Health Care Financing Administration.
Prescription medication means any medication that requires a physician prescription before it may be obtained from a pharmacist.
Health carrier or "carrier" means a disability insurer
Participating Prescription Drug Provider means an independent retail Pharmacy, chain of retail Pharmacies, mail-order Pharmacy or specialty drug Pharmacy which has entered into an agreement to provide pharmaceutical services to participants in the benefit program. A retail Participating Pharmacy may or may not be a select Participating Pharmacy as that term is used in the Vaccinations Obtained Through Participating Pharmacies section.
Nonprescription medication means a drug or medication authorized pursuant to federal or state law for general distribution and use without a prescription in the treatment of human disease, ailments, or injuries.
Patient means a person who is undergoing medical or other treatment as an in-patient in any hospital or similar institution;
Prescribed burning means the planned application of fire to vegetation on lands selected in advance of such application, where any of the purposes of the burning are specified in the definition of agricultural burning as set forth in Health and Safety Code Section 39011.
Prescription drug means any drug required by federal law or regulation to be dispensed only
Prescribed fire means any fire ignited by management actions to meet specific objectives, and includes naturally-ignited wildland fires managed for resource benefits.
Primary care physician or “PCP” means a Plan Provider who has an independent contractor agreement with HPN to assume responsibility for arranging and coordinating the delivery of Covered Services to Members. A Primary Care Physician’s agreement with HPN may terminate. In the event that a Member’s Primary Care Physician’s agreement terminates, the Member will be required to select another Primary Care Physician.
Population means the population as ascertained at the last preceding census of which the relevant figures have been published;
Nonprescription drugs means nonnarcotic medicines or drugs which may be sold without a prescription and are prepackaged and labeled for use by the consumer in accordance with the requirements of the statutes and regulations of this state and the federal government;
Substance abuse treatment means outpatient or inpatient services or participation in Alcoholics Anonymous or a similar program.
Prescription drug order means an original or new order from a practitioner for drugs, drug-related devices or treatment for a human or animal, including orders issued through collaborative care agreements. Lawful prescriptions result from a valid practitioner-patient relationship, are intended to address a legitimate medical need, and fall within the prescribing practitioner's scope of professional practice;
Medical Specialist means any medical practitioner who is vocationally registered by the Medical Council under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 in one of the approved branches of medicine and who is employed in either that branch of medicine or in a similar capacity with minimal oversight.
Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) means a qualified person who evaluates employees who have violated a DOT drug and alcohol regulation and makes recommendations concerning education, treatment, follow-up testing, and aftercare.