prescribed
Americanadjective
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dictated or indicated as a rule or course of action to be followed.
To limit your definition of art to certain prescribed forms is to cut yourself off from the bulk of human existence.
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Medicine/Medical. (of a medicine, treatment, etc.) recommended or ordered by a qualified practitioner.
Test results for legal or prescribed drugs are returned in about two minutes.
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But new research from Stanford Medicine and international collaborators suggests these widely prescribed drugs may be less effective for some patients because of their genetics.
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026
In May, Canada became the first country in the G7 to approve a generic semaglutide injection, intended for type 2 diabetes patients but can be prescribed off-label for weight loss.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
The Forest Service claims the decrease in work was primarily due to poor weather conditions for activities like prescribed burns and staff being occupied with firefighting.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
A doctor prescribed him antidepressants and antianxiety medication, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
They’d brought her to a shelter, where she’d been showered, fed, prescribed antidepressants, and released three weeks later.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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