prescribe
verb (used with object)
to lay down, in writing or otherwise, as a rule or a course of action to be followed; appoint, ordain, or enjoin.
prescriber
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a word derived from
prescribe.
Example Sentences
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“Let a prescriber use her medical judgment to treat a patient.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026
Are the potential effects of that a risk the prescriber and patient are willing to take on?
From Slate ● Mar. 22, 2026
Over the last decade and a half, the critic’s role has evolved from that of an arbiter to a kind of prescriber.
From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2026
In Dorset, nurse prescriber Sally Jackson was filmed offering to issue Botox prescriptions via WhatsApp without ever meeting patients, saying she was "too busy" for in-person checks.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2025
Prescriptions containing the above drugs must be dated and signed with the full name and address of the prescriber, and must have also those of the patient.
From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison ) Robertson
