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Definition of Prescription
1. Noun. Directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions. "I tried to follow her prescription for success"
2. Adjective. Available only with a doctor's written prescription. "A prescription drug"
3. 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"
Exact synonyms: Ethical Drug, Prescription Drug, Prescription Medicine
Generic synonyms: Medicament, Medication, Medicinal Drug, Medicine
Specialized synonyms: Refill
Antonyms: Over-the-counter Drug, Over-the-counter Medicine
Generic synonyms: Medicament, Medication, Medicinal Drug, Medicine
Specialized synonyms: Refill
Antonyms: Over-the-counter Drug, Over-the-counter Medicine
4. Noun. Written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person.
5. 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.
Definition of Prescription
1. n. The act of prescribing, directing, or dictating; direction; precept; also, that which is prescribed.
Definition of Prescription
1. [n -S]