The strategic aspects of the written medical prescription, often overlooked, include fulfillment of the placebo, make-believe, and temporizing effects of prescribing; the patient's expectations to receive and participate in the choice of therapy; and the physicians's need for action. Prescribing requires fine judgement as to which drug to use, when to give it, and in what quantity and frequency.
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