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prescription
Available only with a doctor's written prescription
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adjective
Available only with a doctor's written prescription
“A prescription drug”
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”
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
noun
Written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person
noun
Directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions
“I tried to follow her prescription for success”
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A prescription drug
He told the doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly
I tried to follow her prescription for success
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