Feb 4, 2011 00:55
14 yrs ago
English term

pill mill

GBK English to Norwegian Medical Medical: Health Care
Definition from Drug Addiction Treatment:
“Pill mill’ is a term used primarily by local and state investigators to describe a doctor, clinic, or pharmacy that is prescribing or dispensing powerful narcotics inappropriately or for non-medical reasons.
Example sentences:
His parents claim he obtained the pills after a visit to a "pill mill" -- storefronts that often provide powerful narcotics without thorough patient exams and usually on a cash-only basis. (ABC News )
City commissioners voted to approve a moratorium on "pill mills." (Wesh.com)
A Houston physician's license has been temporarily suspended for illegally operating a "pill mill" where thousands of prescriptions for addictive drugs were written — often to those suspected of being recruited by drug crews, investigators said. (Chron)
Proposed translations (Norwegian)
4 Ukritisk pilletrilling
Change log

Feb 3, 2011 16:34: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"

Feb 4, 2011 00:55: changed "Stage" from "Preparation" to "Submission"

Feb 7, 2011 01:55: changed "Stage" from "Submission" to "Selection"

Feb 16, 2011 08:54:

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Discussion

Nerissa Lowe Feb 7, 2011:
Kanskje 'reseptfabrikk' eller 'pillmølle'. Det er jo 'piller' som er resultatet.
Akel Feb 5, 2011:
Resepttrykker(i) Så vidt jeg vet er det ikke noen innarbeidet begrep for den slags aktivitet, men kanskje finnes det innenfor narko-slang.

"Pill mill" kan vel isolert best oversettes med "tablettmaskin", men jeg vil foreslå "resepttrykker(i)", ev. "reseptpresse" som mest beskrivende på norsk for den aktiviteten det er tale om. "Reseptmaskin" kan kanskje også fungere.

Proposed translations

12 days

Ukritisk pilletrilling

Definition from NRK:
&quot;Ukritisk pilletrilling<br />Enkelte leger er for slepphendte med å gi pasientene sine Valium og andre angstdempende medisiner. Det mener overlege Svein Dittmann.&quot;
Example sentences:
"Shelby og Aronofsky synes å ville uttrykke at den legaliserte avhengighet gjennom utstrakt og ukritisk pilletrilling til store deler av folket sannsynligvis er et større samfunnsproblem enn hva illegal dopmisbruk representerer." (Dagbladet)
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