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prescribed

[pri-skrahybd] / prɪˈskraɪbd /


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No one knows what health problems they might face in the coming year, whether they’ll need a new specialist or be prescribed expensive medication.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026

But do not negate your doctor’s advice, or any medication that is prescribed for you, unless that option has failed.

From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026

Perhaps the most intriguing finding involved whether patients actually followed their prescribed treatment.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

In March 2021, she was prescribed anti-depressants but she suffered her first psychotic episode two weeks later.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Similarly, Marianne’s boyfriend lost his job as a roofer because he missed so much time after getting a cut on his foot for which he couldn’t afford the prescribed antibiotic.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich


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