to prescribe
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3.4
- verb
- /prɪˈskraɪb/
- Specialized
:
recetar
- The doctor will prescribe antibiotics to treat your infection.
- prescribed medication
- prescribed drugs
- prescribed treatment
I was taught what drugs to prescribe for what illness.
- I was taught what drugs to prescribe for what illness.
- People often think that Ozempic is being prescribed off label for obesity.
- And if you are prescribed drops, take your drops.
- Doctor Steph is prescribing this to you if you feel like you're dying.
- There are some doctors who refuse to prescribe the natural products.
- I had a Doctor Who I spoke to yesterday actually, who prescribed Xanax to me.
- To me, that is the biggest problem with prescribing oral contraceptives.
- It's an easy drug to prescribe because it's it's it's off the shelf.
- For example, as a physician, I could prescribe you drugs to make you lose weight.
- And you know, he would prescribe antidepressants like Whalebutrin.
- Of course, any changes should be discussed with the prescribing physician.
- Neil Junior asks, didn't Cary Grant's doctor prescribe him LSD for depression?
- And do you ever prescribe these in conjunction with these dietary shifts?
- So that is probably what I would, I mean, that's what I prescribed to my parents.
- If glucose is high, prescribe metformin and so on and so forth.
Examples
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There is a pharmaceutical product that is prescribed for attention deficit disorder.
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- Dr Hill prescribed vitamin pills.
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It's prescribed for my condition.
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Who prescribed them for you?
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Let me call Dr. Burns and see if he can prescribe one over the phone.
Fiction book (2000) -
There are some doctors who refuse to prescribe the natural products.
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Yeah, my doctor prescribes it now.
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Do not forget to ask about what medicines, either prescribed or over the counter, they are taking.
Academic text (2012) -
So once you start many of the medications I prescribe as a psychiatrist, you won't stop.
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Injectable adrenaline should be prescribed to anyone who has had an allergic reaction.
Academic text (2012)
Antonyms
How Authoritative
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1.3
- Specialized
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3.4
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2.2
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Prescribe comes from the Latin parts pre- 'before' and scribere 'to write', so a doctor 'prescribes' when they write instructions for medicine or treatment. That's why a prescription is the paper or note that tells you what medicine to take.