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SUBSCRIPTIO [1 record]

Record 1 2009-10-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pharmacy
  • Medication
DEF

That part of a prescription which gives the directions for compounding the ingredients.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pharmacie
  • Médicaments
DEF

Section d'une ordonnance qui comprend les instructions destinées au pharmacien pour préparer un médicament à partir de divers ingrédients.

OBS

Selon l'Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec, le concept anglo-saxon désigné par le terme "subscription" n'existe pas en français.

OBS

subscriptio : terme latin qui n'est pas encore passé dans l'usage, il faut donc l'écrire en italique.

OBS

Lors de la rédaction d'ordonnances, les abréviations et les termes latins sont d'usage courant, par exemple, "b.i.d.", "oculus dexter" et "per os".

Spanish

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