The legal representatives of two kindergartens have been arrested for "illegal medical practice" after parents disclosed the schools have long been administering antiviral drugs to pupils.
The suspects told police the kindergartens had been giving kids of some classes theprescription medicine moroxydine ABOB for years, because they believe it can prevent the kids from catching cold and develop their immunity to disease so as to ensure the children's attendance.
文中的 prescription medicine 就是“处方药”的意思，其中prescription作名词，意为“处方;药方”，其动词为prescribe(开处方)，如：prescribe a receipt(开个药方)。无需处方，消费者可直接在药房或药店中购取的“非处方药”则称为OTC，是英文Over The Counter(可在柜台上买到的药物)的缩写，在医药行业中特指非处方药。
prescription[英] [prɪˈskrɪpʃn][美] [prɪˈskrɪpʃən]n.处方药; [医]药方，处方; 训令，指示; 法规;[例句]You will have to take your prescription to a chemist.你得拿着处方去找药剂师。[复数]prescriptions
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