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[ UK /pɹɪskɹˈa‍ɪb/ ]
[ US /pɹəsˈkɹaɪb, pɹisˈkɹaɪb/ ]
VERB
  1. (medicine) order the use of (a treatment, medicine, etc.), usually by written prescription
    the doctor prescribed steroids for my ear trouble
  2. issue commands or orders for
  3. recommend as beneficial
    my mother prescribes a good night's sleep as the cure for all ills

How To Use prescribe In A Sentence

  • Siva's devotees are forbidden to use drugs of abuse, such as cocaine, heroin, amphetamines, barbiturates, psychedelics and marijuana, unless prescribed by a licensed physician.
  • Metformin and sulfonylurea drugs -- the latter a class of diabetes drugs including glyburide, glipizide, chlorpropamide, tolbutamide and tolazamide -- are often among the first medications prescribed to lower blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes. Drug linked to increased risk for older diabetics
  • If you are anemic your health care provider may prescribe an iron supplement.
  • He remained in hospital for two nights whilst prescribed medication re-established a regular heartbeat.
  • It is likely your dentist will prescribe antibiotics to control the infection.
  • Sometimes doctors prescribe a medicated cream or pills to treat difficult warts.
  • WE ALL are very familiar with the term antibiotics-medicines prescribed by doctors to treat infections. WN.com - Articles related to Scientists uncover mysterious workings of cholera bacteria
  • The drug is often prescribed for ulcers.
  • If necessary, your child's doctor may prescribe medicines to relieve symptoms.
  • As the law of 1580 prescribed a penalty of 50 years of banishment for adulterers, he was apparently convicted of adultery rather than incest.
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