Meaning & Definition of Prescription in English
English⟶
Prescription
/prəskrɪpʃən/
noun
1. Directions prescribed beforehand
- The action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions
- "I tried to follow her prescription for success"
synonym:
- prescription
2. A drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist
- "He told the doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly"
synonym:
- prescription drug,
- prescription,
- prescription medicine,
- ethical drug
3. Written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person
synonym:
- prescription
4. Written instructions from a physician or dentist to a druggist concerning the form and dosage of a drug to be issued to a given patient
synonym:
- prescription
adjective
1. Available only with a doctor's written prescription
- "A prescription drug"
synonym:
- prescription(a)
Examples of using
You can purchase this medicine without a prescription.
You can't buy this medicine without a prescription.
The pharmacist made up the prescription for me.