Marie Curie is remembered for her discovery of radium and polonium, and her huge contribution to the fight against cancer. Born Maria Sklodowska on 7 November 1867 in Warsaw, Poland, she was the youngest of five children of poor school teachers.
Medical Definition of b.i.d. (on prescription) b.i.d. (on prescription): Seen on a prescription, b.i.d. means twice (two times) a day. It is an abbreviation for bis in die which in Latin means twice a day. The abbreviation b.i.d. is sometimes written without a period either in lower-case letters as bid or in capital letters as BID.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. A prescription drug (also prescription medication or prescription medicine) is a pharmaceutical drug that legally requires a medical prescription to be dispensed. In contrast, over-the-counter drugs can be obtained without a prescription.The reason for this difference in substance control is the potential scope of misuse, from drug abuse to practicing medicine without a license and without sufficient education.he safety and effectiveness of prescription drugs in the US is regulated by the federal Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is charged with implementing this law.