Dear Friends:
Suggesting to someone that they take X, whether it be an OverTheCounter
substance, or a homeopathic remedy or a medication or a specific diet is
prescribing.
Wikipedia does a nice job with the definition:
"A *prescription* is a health-care program implemented by a
physician<https://mail.google.com/wiki/Physician>or other medical
practitioner in the form of instructions that govern the
plan of care for an individual
patient.[1]<https://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/blank_quirks.html#cite_note-0>Prescriptions
may include orders to be performed by a
patient <https://mail.google.com/wiki/Patient>,
caretaker<https://mail.google.com/wiki/Caregiver>,
nurse <https://mail.google.com/wiki/Nurse>,
pharmacist<https://mail.google.com/wiki/Pharmacist>or other
therapist <https://mail.google.com/wiki/Therapist>. Commonly, the term *
prescription* is used to mean an order to take certain
medications<https://mail.google.com/wiki/Medication>.
Prescriptions have legal implications, as they may indicate that the
prescriber takes responsibility for the clinical care of the patient and in
particular for monitoring efficacy and
safety<https://mail.google.com/wiki/Safety>
."
In the case where Kerry wants to help her friend, it would be safest to
look up a specific medication to determine if it is compatible with
breastfeeding, in Hale or Briggs/Freeman/Yaffe or LACTMED. Hale does
cover OTC substances, and, if one is a healthcare professional, can be
emailed directly through the forum on his website.
Recommending a specific medication would be prescribing.
warmly,
Nikki Lee RN, BSN, Mother of 2, MS, IBCLC, CCE, CIMI
craniosacral therapy practitioner
www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com
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