noun
- written orders from doctors for specific medicines or treatments
- authoritative rules or directions about what should be done
Usage: medical context
Usage: formal
Examples
- The doctor wrote three prescriptions for her infection.
- I need to pick up my prescriptions from the pharmacy.
- The new prescriptions helped reduce his blood pressure.
- She couldn’t afford all her monthly prescriptions.
- The committee issued prescriptions for improving workplace safety.
- His prescriptions for success included hard work and patience.
- The government’s economic prescriptions proved unpopular.