Instead, he explained to her that the state of Vermont wanted him to stop prescribing that drug to people on Medicaid and opt for something less expensive.

Doctors in Hawaii have been advised to stop prescribing ciprofloxacin, also known as Cipro, for gonorrhea.

Instead, they said, the right thing to do in such cases was to stop prescribing the stimulants.

Pain specialists told me that doctors can stop prescribing a drug whenever the risks outweigh the benefits, which includes the risk of abuse.

The amount is not fixed firmly and the doctor will in no circumstances be told to stop prescribing necessary medicines.

In recent decades, doctors stopped prescribing opiates because 5 to 10 percent of people who took them became addicted.

Doctors usually stop prescribing these medications after five years.

The same goes for Dr. Nierman, who stopped prescribing fenfluramine five months ago when indications mounted that it could cause lung problems.

The American manufacturers, Johnson and Johnson, ad asking American doctors to stop prescribing the drug.

Yesterday, he said that he "did not stop prescribing it completely" and that the President still takes Halcion on "rare" occasions.