Definition of Prescription

an instruction written by a medical practitioner that allows a patient to be given a medicine or treatment

Examples of Prescription in a sentence

When my daughter was sick with the flu, the doctor wrote her a prescription for special medication.  🔊

Without a prescription, the pharmacy cannot give me the medicine I need for my high blood sugar.  🔊

The doctor refused to give the man a prescription for pain medication because he had a drug abuse problem.  🔊

Writing out a prescription on his pad, the doctor gave the patient the slip with instructions to go for an X-ray.  🔊

The pharmacist would not accept the woman’s medical prescription because the doctor had forgotten to sign it.  🔊

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