prescribed

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His responsibilities included coordinating medical appointments and helping ensure Perry took medication that he was lawfully prescribed.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

"Previous trials prescribed the same intervention to all individuals, resulting in some individuals not reducing, or even increasing, their joint loading," Uhlrich said.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Misoprostol was initially approved by the FDA for stomach ulcers and is routinely prescribed off-label to induce labor, treat postpartum hemorrhage, and prepare the cervix for IUD insertion.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

The complicating factor here is that antidepressants are prescribed in the U.S. at rates that are above the ideal, which no one really disputes.

From Salon • May 18, 2026

He prescribed the bark infusions for her aches but said to her, "Such pain comes for us all, in great age."

From "Son" by Lois Lowry