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prescribe

[pri-skrahyb] / prɪˈskraɪb /


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Doctors often prescribe blood thinners to these patients to reduce the chance of blood clots and stroke.

From Science Daily Sep. 18, 2026

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

Tomlinson said some doctors would be reluctant to prescribe "off licence" medications or relied on colleagues who specialised in women's health to deal with testosterone requests.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

So does the glowing inhibitor on his spine, which seems to ask if we’re too quick to prescribe medication for our problems.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 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

At Carafem, a reproductive healthcare company that prescribes abortion medication via telehealth in 19 states and D.C., providers have offered the option of misoprostol-only abortions since 2020.

From Slate May 18, 2026

Textbook monetary policy prescribes looking through sudden supply shocks such as higher oil prices.

From The Wall Street Journal May 13, 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

He said his parents took him to a doctor, who prescribed testosterone tablets.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

The team evaluated each possible cascade using three measures: how frequently the first medication was prescribed, how often a second medication followed it, and how strongly the two prescriptions appeared to be connected.

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

A clinician diagnosed panic attacks and prescribed her Zoloft.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 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

“You need rest,” she prescribed one afternoon and sent me to bed in Papa’s room, the coolest in the house.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

Ms. Berg is careful to add that “we refrain from prescribing to people what they should think.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

Vidali says prescribing GLP-1s off-label is becoming more mainstream, particularly in fertility practices, for women with polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, or PMOS, and related metabolic issues such as insulin resistance.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

"I guess it's safe to say that the line between war and peace has been blurred, and that's the new reality that we live with in Europe right now," he said, prescribing his Nordic remedy.

From Barron's Sep. 15, 2026

Automated clinical decision support systems could be designed to recognize a possible prescribing cascade as it develops.

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

She told me her doctors started prescribing the drugs in 1997 after what she referred to as “the Gold Digger Situation,” which she refused to tell me about.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot




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