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'President Duterte's verbal order to arrest vagrants, tambay or idle individuals opens a floodgate of abuses, especially in the midst of unresolved cases of police brutality and extrajudicial killings in poor communities.

The legislation and guidelines related to verbal orders for controlled drugs (The Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 and Misuse of Drug Regulations 1977) and, specifically, the transcription of medicines, had implications for nursing practice, particularly in community and primary care.

According to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), verbal orders increase the likelihood of medication errors.

The verbal order was prompted by a recent sting operation carried out by an online portal, cobrapost.com.

A verbal order is defined as an order given by a physician who is physically present but cannot access a computer because it is an emergency situation or the physician is engaged in a procedure.

The decision was made on the grounds there had been a verbal order to not allow outside people in the building.

In a situation in which an advanced practice nurse signed a verbal order for a patient s/he did not know, the board might reasonably ask how the advanced practice nurse determined that the ordered medication/ treatment was safe or appropriate for that patient.

The company says it took a verbal order to complete the work from the council.

In April 2002, Mondi approved the rebuild and by September Voith had a verbal order from CEO Otto Pichler.

The float nurse who took the verbal order from the physician was not familiar with cardiac drugs in pediatric dosages.

Elements that should be included in a verbal order include: