1.   Another proposal was to require prescribing doctors to have admitting privileges at hospitals within an hour of their offices.

2.   Her prescribing doctor, Leo Borrell, was also sued, but he was dismissed by the plaintiffs last week.

3.   In addition, the prescribing doctor will be required to have admitting privileges at a hospital within one hour of his or her office.

4.   In the meantime, the documenting of long-term hazards is left to prescribing doctors, who regularly receive requests from the FDA to report problems with the drug.

5.   Patients receiving standard medical treatments should not abandon those in favor of acupuncture without first consulting the prescribing doctor.

6.   Records should include the list of allergies, chronic conditions, notations for new prescriptions and refills, and the name of the prescribing doctor.

7.   Thus, such rejections often fail to reach prescribing doctors.

8.   The FDA said in its approval that prescribing doctors should be able to refer patients for surgical abortions or admission to hospitals.

9.   The Malaysian government has asked the manufacturer, Pfizer, to provide more information about the drug and educate the prescribing doctors on its proper usage.