How to Use prescribe in a Sentence

prescribe

verb
Definition of prescribenext
Synonyms for prescribenext
  • The law prescribes a prison sentence of at least five years for the crime.
  • This drug should not be prescribed to children.
  • We must follow the rules as prescribed by the government.
  • The doctor prescribed three months of physical therapy for my leg injury.
  • The regulations prescribe that all employees must pass a physical examination.
  • PlushCare providers can prescribe birth control in the form of the pill, the shot, the ring, or the patch.
    — Ashley Ziegler, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2023
  • The doctor took her blood pressure and prescribed some pills.
    — Lyudmila Ulitskaya, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023
  • It can be prescribed to obese and overweight patients in the country.
    — Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 9 Nov. 2023
  • When prescribed for weight loss, it is sold under the brand name Wegovy.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 27 Apr. 2023
  • As many as 9% of people have been prescribed both PDE5i and nitrates, a common drug used for chest pain.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 26 Jan. 2024
  • It can be prescribed as a painkiller to treat severe pain after surgeries.
    — Aarón Torres, Dallas News, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Hospice care is meant to ease the end for both patient and family, prescribed for those with less than six months to live.
    — Peter Baker, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Those include allowing the pills to be sent by mail and prescribed by health care providers who are not doctors.
    — Abbie Vansickle, New York Times, 16 May 2023
  • This simple fact is often masked by how often — and for what — the pill is prescribed, and by the push to make the pill accessible over the counter.
    — Kayla Bartsch, National Review, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Just be sure to use these exactly how your doctor prescribes them, and to raise a flag if symptoms seem to get worse.
    — Maressa Brown, SELF, 29 Sep. 2023
  • The treatment program is prescribed by the clinical team.
    — Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2023
  • In this case, the clonazepam pills prescribed to Pellot, were in another room.
    — Annabelle Allen, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Doctors will be able to prescribe the drug and patients should receive access to it in four to six weeks, the company says.
    — Alexa Mikhail, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Heavy sanctions and crackdowns on trade are prescribed to isolate and denigrate the regimes in Tehran and Beijing.
    — Connor Okeeffe, Orange County Register, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Drug abuse occurs when a medicine is used for a reason it's not intended for or by someone it's not prescribed for.
    — Alex Yampolsky, Verywell Health, 5 Aug. 2024
  • These men were compared to the remaining respondents, who were not prescribed these drugs.
    — Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Moore said in April that the state was looking to procure enough mifepristone to last 2 1/2 years at the rate it’s currently prescribed in Maryland.
    — Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun, 2 June 2023
  • He had recently been prescribed Adderall in the U.S., and was surprised to see that the drug was available without a prescription.
    — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2023
  • These can be prescribed or provided on-site by a medical care team.
    — Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 30 Oct. 2024
  • The survey was done last year, before a new law eliminated the need for doctors to get a special waiver to prescribe it.
    — Time, 13 June 2023
  • The employee that skipped the pill was under the impression that Anita was prescribed lorazepam merely to help her sleep.
    — AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The doctor who prescribed her the medication was also surprised by the lack of results.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 26 June 2024
  • Only take pills that were prescribed by your doctor and came from a licensed pharmacy.
    — Jan Hoffman, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
  • With enthusiasm for a new class of drugs has come dozens of telehealth companies ready to prescribe them.
    — Katie Palmer, STAT, 7 Aug. 2022
  • This latest incarnation prescribes a state statute that would govern the development of the legal market, rather than a constitutional amendment.
    — Zack Huffman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024

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