prescription drug
A licensed medicine that is regulated by legislation to require a prescription before…A licensed medicine that is regulated by legislation to require a prescription before it can be obtained.
Meaning
1 sensesA licensed medicine that is regulated by legislation to require a prescription before it can be obtained.
verschreibungspflichtiges Arzneimittel, verschreibungspflichtiges Medikament
рецепту́рное лека́рствоreceptúrnoje lekárstvo
- a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist
Examples
11 sentencesTom is a prescription drug wholesaler.
Have you been taking my prescription drugs?
He was under the influence of prescription drugs.
Nutrition-packed superfoods can be as powerful as prescription drugs.
His family staged an intervention to confront his abuse of prescription drugs.
Translations
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Forms
plural: prescription drugs| Singular | prescription drug |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist:prescriptionprescription medicineethical drug
Antonyms
1 antonymsSee also
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