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prescribe

[pri-skrahyb] / prɪˈskraɪb /


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Morgentaler describes getting calls “all the time”—for instance, from men completely unable to find a physician to prescribe testosterone therapy.

From Slate Sep. 13, 2026

"We hear a lot of women saying their GP thinks there's no need for it or their surgery won't prescribe it," she added.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

"They think, 'my doctor wouldn't prescribe them if they were bad for you,'" Knowles says.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

The companies don’t prescribe a particular method for the AI to follow.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

You needed to be a psychiatrist to prescribe Prozac.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

"I want every person who prescribes the drug to warn women of the possible side effects," she added.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

When he gets sedentary patients, Alter prescribes exercise like a drug.

From Barron's Jun. 27, 2026

Cassileth prescribes peptides largely to postsurgical patients to help with healing and reducing inflammation.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 20, 2026

Let’s take a look at what Florida law prescribes.

From Slate Sep. 15, 2025

“I watch the sardines,” murmurs Madame, “and the termites, and the crows . . .” Etienne summons a doctor who prescribes rest, aspirin, and aromatic violet comfits.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Physicians also need to consider when each drug was introduced, why it was prescribed, and whether a newer medication was added to address a symptom that might actually have been caused by an earlier treatment.

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

The doctor diagnosed her with laryngitis, external and prescribed antibiotics.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

He decried “the experts and politicians who have prescribed, encouraged, and applauded the disintegration of such farming communities all over this country into our allegedly miraculous modern American agriculture.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

And as the USS Nimitz floats past its 2025 planned retirement, the fleet could shrink below the 11-carrier floor prescribed by Congress.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

If the first round of antibiotics didn’t cure a patient, a retreatment with the same drugs, plus one, was prescribed.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

Their expertise could help identify potentially inappropriate prescribing cascades that warrant further evaluation.

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

"Knowing what medications you are taking, when they were started, and for what indication is important in order to identify possible prescribing cascades that may be problematic."

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

She would like to see an equitable all-Wales approach to testosterone prescribing, with it used to help with things such as libido.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

Gaulier, who died in February, taught students what wasn’t working rather than prescribing what to do.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

So I fall back on the support networks of my real-life social class, call the dermatologist I know in Key West, and bludgeon him into prescribing something sight unseen.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich




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