Sentence examples for reason for prescribing from inspiring English sources

By having a dedicated anti-infectives section with separate entry boxes for indication and suggested length of treatment, 100% of prescribers completing the IDEAS chart specified the reason for prescribing them.

If a doctor has a medical reason for prescribing a brand-name drug, he said, Medicare should pay for it.

Some doctors order costly but unnecessary diagnostic tests so they can show the D.E.A. a reason for prescribing strong pain medication.

Indeed, a main reason for prescribing Avandia is to stave off the effects that high blood sugar levels can have on the cardiovascular system.

Doctors in the United States often cite pressure from patients as the reason for prescribing an antibiotic "just in case" when the source of an upper respiratory infection cannot be precisely determined.

Because it is not clear that the hormone has a preventive effect, and because of growing evidence that the supplements may cause harm in some patients, the association is now saying that preventing heart disease and strokes should not be the reason for prescribing hormone therapy.

"One of the big reasons for prescribing medications," he said, is to protect the public.

While it's impossible to know doctors' reasons for prescribing certain medications — and individual doctors of course vary significantly in their background and world view — studies have shown that some doctors are less likely to prescribe opioid painkillers to black patients, while other research has suggested that black patients may be less likely to report serious pain.

The topic guide focused on reasons for prescribing antidepressants in various primary care situations.

The most common reasons for prescribing liraglutide were desire for improvement of glycemic and weight control (Table  2).

Table 5 shows the comparison between reasons for prescribing PMRT in contrast to the guideline and DTI.