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prescription
[ pri-skrip-shuhn ]
noun
- Medicine/Medical.
- a direction, usually written, by the physician to the pharmacist for the preparation and use of a medicine or remedy.
- the medicine prescribed:
Take this prescription three times a day.
- an act of prescribing.
- that which is prescribed.
- Law.
- Also called positive prescription. a long or immemorial use of some right with respect to a thing so as to give a right to continue such use.
- Also called positive prescription. the process of acquiring rights by uninterrupted assertion of the right over a long period of time.
- Also called negative prescription. the loss of rights to legal remedy due to the limitation of time within which an action can be taken.
adjective
- (of drugs) sold only upon medical prescription; ethical. Compare over-the-counter ( def 2 ).
prescription
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noun
- written instructions from a physician, dentist, etc, to a pharmacist stating the form, dosage strength, etc, of a drug to be issued to a specific patient
- the drug or remedy prescribed
- modifier (of drugs) available legally only with a doctor's prescription
- written instructions from an optician specifying the lenses needed to correct defects of vision
- ( as modifier )
prescription glasses
- the act of prescribing
- something that is prescribed
- a long established custom or a claim based on one
- law
- the uninterrupted possession of property over a stated period of time, after which a right or title is acquired ( positive prescription )
- the barring of adverse claims to property, etc, after a specified period of time has elapsed, allowing the possessor to acquire title ( negative prescription )
- the right or title acquired in either of these ways
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of prescription1
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of prescription1
Example Sentences
That specialness makes “Cowboy Bebop†the prescription for sleepless nights, whether it’s because you can’t or don’t want to.
Megan started taking prescription pain relief medication at the age of 15 after being injured in a car accident.
The plan also doesn’t include medication cost in the final pricing and instead allows patients to pick up their medication prescription at the pharmacy or choose home-delivery options.
Ms Herfield had not received any documentation for her son's diagnosis so was unable to get a prescription issued elsewhere, leaving him without any medication.
At the same time, despite broad public support, we’ve seen no meaningful progress on gun safety legislation or affordable prescription drug reforms for seniors.
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