prescription fraud

collocation in English

meaningsofprescriptionandfraud

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prescription
noun
uk
/prɪˈskrɪp.ʃən/us
/prɪˈskrɪp.ʃən/
a piece of paper on which a doctor writes the details of the medicine or drugs that ...
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fraud
noun
uk
/frɔːd/us
/frɑːd/
the crime of getting money by ...
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(Definition ofprescriptionandfraudfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We also intend to ensure that the criminal justice system takesprescriptionfraudmore seriously.
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We are not able to estimate the level of other forms ofprescriptionfraudfor the period.
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In addition to their role in dispensing medicines, community pharmacists have an important role to play—for example, in helping to crack down onprescriptionfraud.
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It is estimated that the cost ofprescriptionfraudin 2002–03 was £8.3 million.
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There could beprescriptionfraudor the persistent breaking of appointments.
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It also includes various measures to tackleprescriptionfraud.
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The revised declarations will improve the effectiveness of confirmatory checks and are a significant first step towards reducingprescriptionfraud.
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I imagine that he refers specifically to the problem ofprescriptionfraud.
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Following the efficiency scrutiny report onprescriptionfraud, we accepted that patients who turn up and claim an exemption from the prescription charge should prove their entitlement to that exemption.
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The best estimate for the cost ofprescriptionfraudin 2000–01 was £9.5 million, in 2001–02 it was £8.6 million and in 2002–03 it was £8.3 million.
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Let me start withprescriptionfraud.
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Adams was subsequently successfully prosecuted on 13 lesser charges ofprescriptionfraud, lying on cremation forms, obstructing a police search and failing to keep a dangerous drugs register.
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Adams was found guilty in a subsequent trial of 13 offences ofprescriptionfraud, lying on cremation forms, obstructing a police search and failing to keep a dangerous drugs register.
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Adams was only ever convicted on 13 counts ofprescriptionfraud, lying on cremation forms, obstructing a police search and failing to keep a dangerous drugs register.
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