As far as I'm concerned, I prescribe every day, but I don't use green bits of paper to do so!
When I'm asked for something for indigestion and after further questioning (anamnesis, diagnosis?) I recommend to the patient the purchase of a particular remedy, is that not prescribing?
When, in the course of our All-Wales Smoking Cessation Enhanced service, I spend 20 minutes assessing a patient and then I issue him/her with a suitable NRT product, is that not prescribing?
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