The Bill of Rights (Amendments 1-10) Proposed September 25, 1789; Adopted December 15, 1791. It's almost impossible to imagine the United States (U.S.) Constitution without having a Bill of Rights, but when it was first being drafted, a majority of the Founding Fathers didn't think it was necessary.
Your doctor can tell your nurse to write down a prescription for you. Then your nurse can send the prescription to the pharmacy. This is called a verbal order. Your nurse should repeat the prescription back to your doctor to make sure it is right before sending it to the pharmacy.
The answer can be more complex than you might think. As far as the law is concerned physician assistants (PAs) can prescribe medication in 48 states at this time. The exceptions are Florida and Kentucky. Florida is investigating adding it and expanding the scope of practice for both Nurse practitioners and physician assistants in an effort to reduce costs in their state.