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noun
a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist
"he told the doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly"
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adjective
available only with a doctor's written prescription
"a prescription drug"
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noun
directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions
"I tried to follow her prescription for success"
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noun
written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person
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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