Meaning & use
prescription
A written instruction from a doctor authorizing a patient to receive a specific medicine or treatment.
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The doctor wrote a prescription for antibiotics to treat the infection.
He picked up his prescription from the pharmacy on his way home.
A note on using this word
Medicines that require a prescription are called 'prescription drugs,' as opposed to 'over-the-counter' medicines that do not.
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