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script or prescription?
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regueb
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script or prescription?
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Could you explain to me the difference between: a doctor �s script and prescription? Thanks in advance. |
6 Apr 2015
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dylanthomas93
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Hi They are pretty much the same thing. A doctor prescribes medicine for an illness. He/she does this by filling out a form, also called a prescription, or script, which the patient takes to the pharmacy. The pharmacist �fills � the prescription by providing the medicine that is prescribed. That �s how it is done in Australia. Hope that helps. Cheers |
6 Apr 2015
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yanogator
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I answered this earlier, but my answer disappeared. "Script" is just an abbreviation of "prescription", so they are the same thing, but "prescription" is more formal. Bruce
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6 Apr 2015
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WuxiTang
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Just to add: In Canada, a prescription is otherwise referred to as a �scrip �. Script refers to writing style, a plan or a play. |
6 Apr 2015
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cunliffe
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Well, I never knew that! Never heard that abbreviation in my life. If anyone mentioned �the doctor �s script � to me, I would think they were referring to an actor in Casualty or Doctors. |
7 Apr 2015
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valodra
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Thank you Cunliffe ! I thought I had lost all my English ! Pfew....! ;-)) Val
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7 Apr 2015
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Jayho
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Bruce, I saw your post before. What happened to it?
Script must be American English. We use it all the time here, but we use a combination of American and British English. It�s simply the short form for prescription. |
7 Apr 2015
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yanogator
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Jayho, you know better than to ask why something happens on the internet. You just move on. Bruce |
7 Apr 2015
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