Understanding the meaning of prescription

prescription

/prɪ'skripʃən/

noun
a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist
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"he told the doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly"

Similar:

ethical drug prescription drug prescription medicine

type of:
medicine medicament medication medicinal drug
adjective
available only with a doctor's written prescription
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"a prescription drug"
Opposite:

nonprescription
noun
directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions
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"I tried to follow her prescription for success"

type of:
direction instruction
noun
written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person
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type of:
black and white written communication written language
noun
written instructions from a physician or dentist to a druggist concerning the form and dosage of a drug to be issued to a given patient
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type of:
written communication black and white written language

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