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to give the rules about (something) clearly and exactly
in chess, you can move the various pieces only in certain prescribed ways
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If certain medications are causing your pale poop, your healthcare provider may recommend discontinuing them or prescribing alternative medications to you to help alleviate your symptoms.
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Joy Emeh, Health, 2 Oct. 2024
And using psychedelics to treat mental-health conditions isn’t as simple as prescribing a pill.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
Joy Emeh, Health, 2 Oct. 2024
And using psychedelics to treat mental-health conditions isn’t as simple as prescribing a pill.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Prescribing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescribing. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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