prescribe
Example Sentences
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One in six of the 46 million seniors enrolled in Medicare’s drug benefit, which pays for most drugs taken by older Americans, were prescribed eight or more medications.
Nevertheless, Cassian prescribed abstinence not as “‘virtuous in itself’ but because of its positive effects on the soul.”
They point to a mix of prescribed burns, mechanical thinning, and the use of managed wildfire to reduce the deficit.
From Science Daily
A GP says she has experienced patients putting "weights on their backs" to falsify readings in order to be prescribed weight-loss injections online.
From BBC
In recent years the NHS has invested in "social prescribing", where GPs connect patients with certain mental health problems to charity-run services in their area - like art classes or gardening.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
