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prescribe

[pri-skrahyb] / prɪˈskraɪb /


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Some individual clinicians also prescribe the drug remotely.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

The findings added to the concerns that some critics have raised about compounding pharmacies and telehealth companies, which they say are too quick to prescribe.

From MarketWatch Jul. 7, 2026

In medical settings even a small gift from a drug company — like a box of doughnuts — can lead doctors to prescribe its brands more often.

From Salon Jun. 26, 2026

As part of the Pharmacy First scheme, pharmacists can currently prescribe medication for a sore throat, earache, sinusitis, shingles, impetigo, infected bites and urinary tract infections.

From BBC May 29, 2026

Her face filled with sorrow and her voice was shaking when she spoke: “You have to tell me what happened so I can prescribe treatment.”

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah

"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

The book under discussion is “The New Rules” by Russian-born TikTok influencer Margarita Nazarenko, who prescribes gender roles that Sokol recognizes as distinctly Eastern European.

From Los Angeles Times May 4, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 20, 2026

“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

Meilir Rowlands has lived with eczema his whole life, and had used topical steroid creams prescribed by his doctor "on and off" since he was a baby.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

The Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act would address a glaring irony in our current regulations: They deter prescribed burns due to pollution concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

On the witness stand in 2010, the Virginian-Pilot reported, Truelove said he gained 100 pounds in two months after doctors prescribed psychotropic medications.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

The researchers then treated the organoids with escitalopram oxalate, a widely prescribed antidepressant.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

After his cancer was cut out of him, the doctor had prescribed as many apples as he could stand, and he ate a lot of them.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

"There is no uniform national framework prescribing consistent standards of financial transparency across all religious institutions," said Sonam Chandwani, managing partner at KS Legal & Associates.

From Barron's Jul. 19, 2026

According to both Miller and Han, improving education at every step of the prescribing process, from the doctor's office to the pharmacy counter, could help prevent many of these medication errors.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

Dr. Michael Lutter, a Texas-based psychiatrist, has been prescribing GLP-1s for some patients with bulimia and binge-eating disorder for years, particularly those who have tried and failed with other treatments.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

“Limited clinician engagement, especially when prescribing compounded GLP-1 receptor agonists with uncertain safety, efficacy, and quality, may increase risks of medical and financial harm,” the researchers concluded.

From MarketWatch Jul. 7, 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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