prescribe
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Done, which continues to operate under a different name, previously said it is a technology platform that connects patients with medical professionals and doesn’t prescribe medications.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
The findings added to the concerns that some critics have raised about compounding pharmacies and telehealth companies, which they say are too quick to prescribe.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
In medical settings even a small gift from a drug company — like a box of doughnuts — can lead doctors to prescribe its brands more often.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
More pharmacists in England will be able to prescribe medications as part of an effort to speed up care and ease pressure on GP surgeries and hospitals.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
For recuperation, Madam Pomfrey wasn’t sure what to prescribe and said you should probably eat lots of—chocolate.
From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling
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"I want every person who prescribes the drug to warn women of the possible side effects," she added.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
When he gets sedentary patients, Alter prescribes exercise like a drug.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
It prescribes questions to be asked to make that determination.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
The book under discussion is “The New Rules” by Russian-born TikTok influencer Margarita Nazarenko, who prescribes gender roles that Sokol recognizes as distinctly Eastern European.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026
To bring them into balance, Dr. Harlow prescribes two powerful drugs—an "emetic" to make Phineas throw up and a "purgative," a powerful laxative, to evacuate his bowels.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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SSRIs are among the most widely prescribed antidepressants.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
The painkiller is usually prescribed for relatively minor conditions, such as aching joints or people recovering from surgery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Her doctor prescribed the arts, comedy specifically, so she went to the Upright Citizens Brigade for class.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
The findings may help explain why commonly prescribed stroke prevention medications such as aspirin and other antiplatelet drugs have had limited success in preventing this type of stroke.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 3, 2026
The night before, a baby had died, and with a basket of her own fresh bread Mama was making the prescribed call on the family.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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According to both Miller and Han, improving education at every step of the prescribing process, from the doctor's office to the pharmacy counter, could help prevent many of these medication errors.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
“Limited clinician engagement, especially when prescribing compounded GLP-1 receptor agonists with uncertain safety, efficacy, and quality, may increase risks of medical and financial harm,” the researchers concluded.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
The report said concerns about O'Brien's practice were known for many years before 2016, including triage delays, record-keeping failures, storage of patients notes at home, delayed dictation, non-standard prescribing and other clinical and administrative concerns.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
“My No. 1 issue is who is prescribing it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
The ringleaders of this school are Descriptivists: they describe how language actually is used rather than prescribing how it ought to be used.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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Vocabulary from the Constitution of the United States
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"Preamble" and "Bill of Rights," Vocabulary from the U.S. Constitution
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Declaration of the Rights of Man (1789)
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