21.   Jean Thompson told the caller that her husband did not want to switch because his physician had specifically prescribed Prilosec.

22.   Kaiser officials said Thursday they have not seen the lawsuit, but insist they are not required to cover the drug even if a Kaiser physician has prescribed it.

23.   Many general physicians prescribe sleeping pills as quick-fix solutions, even though they can produce addictions or middle-of-the night withdrawals.

24.   Many physicians prescribe drugs to starve a prostate tumor of testosterone, the male hormone that nourishes the cancer.

25.   Medications taken by nursing home residents are prescribed by physicians who either have patients living in the facility or who work directly for the extended care home.

26.   Physicians prescribe a drug, and then must wait to see if it is effective, and whether the patient experiences adverse side effects.

27.   Physicians routinely prescribe antibiotics for infections that are presumably viral and, therefore, unresponsive to the treatment, just to make the patient feel something is being done.

28.   Subsequent infections may come in clusters and become so common that some physicians prescribe antibiotics preventively.

29.   Tell your primary physician about any new medicine other physicians prescribe you.

30.   The agent said the suspected dealer is able to get a physician to prescribe the pills because the individual claims to suffer from back pain.