pre·scrip·tion /prɪˈskrɪpʃən/
1. directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions; "I tried to follow her prescription for success"
synset: prescription
2. 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"
synset: prescription_drug, prescription, prescription_medicine, ethical_drug
antonym: over-the-counter_drug, over-the-counter_medicine
3. written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person
synset: prescription
4. 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
synset: prescription
1. available only with a doctor's written prescription; "a prescription drug"
synset: prescription
antonym: nonprescription, over-the-counter
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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