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prescribe

[pri-skrahyb] / prɪˈskraɪb /


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The document asks all the right questions and reaches all the wrong conclusions—the way a doctor might correctly identify symptoms and then prescribe a remedy that aggravates the disease.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 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

The following month, Hims announced that it would allow providers on its platform to prescribe scripts filled by independent pharmacies, including LillyDirect.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

The motion capture system used to prescribe each person's walking change is expensive and time consuming.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

“Did the doctor prescribe any treatments for you, Mother?”

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson




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