comâ¢modâ¢iâ¢ty. 1. an article of trade or commerce, esp. a product as distinguished from a service. 2. something of use, advantage, or value. 3. any unprocessed or partially processed good, as a grain, fruit or vegetable, or a precious metal.
Proscribe sounds similar to the word prescribe, but be careful: these words are essentially opposite in meaning. While proscribe means forbid, prescribe is used when a doctor recommends a medicine or remedy. Of course, if you want an excuse for not following your doctorâs orders, you could say you were confused about the meaning of these two words â but that would be lying, which is proscribed by most peopleâs value systems.
Prescribing means advising and authorising the use of a medicine and often involves issuing a written prescription. The law says who can and cannot prescribe medicines. There are two different types of prescribing â independent and supplementary. An independent prescriber is someone who is able to prescribe medicines on their own initiative from the British National Formulary (BNF). Independent prescribers include doctors and dentists, as well as some non-medical health professionals.