prescribed

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It was prescribed to Basi by her GP, but it took seven weeks.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

“A lot of GLP-1s are being prescribed by untrained in obesity professionals,” Levy says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

In a letter to the Labor Department, the CFP Board warned that the proposal’s prescribed process and safe harbor “create a serious risk that prudence will be reduced to a check-the-box exercise.”

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

GLP-1 drugs, now used for diabetes and weight loss, might be prescribed to protect your heart or brain or to treat a range of chronic conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026

In terms of their effects on birds, the prescribed use of heptachlor would be equivalent to 20 pounds of DDT to the acre, that of dieldrin to 120 pounds!

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson