prescription
adjective
1. available only with a doctor's written prescription
- a prescription drug
Sentences with prescription as an adjective:
- Many powerful pain killers are prescription drugs in the U.S.
noun
1. directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions
- I tried to follow her prescription for success
Definition categories: communication, direction, instruction
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
Definition categories: man–made, medicament, medication, medicine
3. written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person
Definition categories: communication
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
Definition categories: communication