prescription
/prʌskrˈɪpʃʌn/
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Definitions
Adjective
available only with a doctor''s written prescription; "a prescription drug"
Noun
directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions; "I tried to follow her prescription for success"
Noun
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"
Noun
written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person
Noun
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