prescription
noun [C] (MEDICINE) /prɪˈskrɪp.ʃən/Definition
B1 a piece of paper on which a doctor writes the details of the medicine or drugs that someone needs: a doctor's prescription a prescription for sedativesUK The doctor should give you a repeat prescription (= another piece of paper allowing more of the same medicine to be given, often without the person seeing the doctor again). These drugs are only available on prescription (= with a prescription from a doctor). Prescription charges (= the standard amount of money you pay for any medicine prescribed by a doctor) are rising in June.Medicine in different forms
(Definition of prescription noun (MEDICINE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- dosage noun
- drug noun (MEDICINE)
- HRT noun
- medicinal adjective
- ointment noun
- palliative noun
- patent medicine noun
- pharmaceutical adjective
- pharmaceutical noun
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- preparation noun (MIXTURE)
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- script noun (TEXT)
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