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prescribe

[pri-skrahyb] / prɪˈskraɪb /


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The following month, Hims announced that it would allow providers on its platform to prescribe scripts filled by independent pharmacies, including LillyDirect.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

The motion capture system used to prescribe each person's walking change is expensive and time consuming.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Those pills can be sent through the mail, and doctors can easily prescribe them on a video call, over the phone, or through digital forms.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

"There is a cohort of patients who I feel would absolutely benefit from it but they don't quite meet the criteria and I am not allowed to prescribe it," she said.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

For recuperation, Madam Pomfrey wasn’t sure what to prescribe and said you should probably eat lots of—chocolate.

From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling




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