prescription
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3.0
- noun
- /prɪˈskrɪpʃən/
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medicamento con receta
- After my appointment, the doctor gave me a prescription for some antibiotics to help with my infection.
- prescription drugs
- prescription medication
- fill a prescription
And all she does is help people come off of prescription medications.
- And all she does is help people come off of prescription medications.
- Banana, ketone, tequila, you know, for prescription medication, they're all, they're all drugs.
- Could have taken because I have to pick up prescriptions, drop off packages.
- And we're in a similar cycle now with prescription opioids.
- And right now he's actually not on any prescriptions.
- And they did a whole work up on me and put me on all kinds of fancy prescriptions and they helped.
- In other cases in one still needs prescription drug tools.
- Last night Donald Trump got hopped up on prescription strength Tic Tacs and he posted this.
Examples
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And I would like to try a prescription for Risperdal.
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I need another prescription.
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Understanding who is at risk for prescription drug abuse is important for several reasons.
Academic text (2008) -
Tommy has a prescription from last year.
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Where will you go to get more of the prescription medication when you need it?
Academic text (2013) -
I have here a prescription for sleeping pills, George.
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You can expect free prescription drugs, not only for the elderly but also for AIDS patients.
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During this time they gave me a prescription to painkillers.
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So she wrote me a prescription for a dandruff shampoo.
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So I got a prescription for Provigil for the jet lag.
Synonyms
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3.3
A medicine you can only get with a written order from a doctor
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3.3
A medicine you can only get with a doctor's written order
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3.2
A medicine a doctor tells you to take
A medicine you can only get with a prescription from a doctor or dentist
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Etymology
Prescription comes from Latin parts prae- 'before' and scribere 'to write'. A prescription medicine is named after this written note because you must have the doctor's written order first to get the drug, so the name reminds you it needs that authorization.