prescribe
Example Sentences
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Providers also are preparing to prescribe a single-drug protocol via telehealth using misoprostol only.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
Although doctors in nearly two dozen states can safely prescribe medication abortion to women anywhere in the U.S., only a handful of specialty pharmacies actually fill those mail orders, Gomez explained.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026
Doctors routinely prescribe them for miscarriage management, endometriosis, fibroids, complications from Cushing’s disease and other serious reproductive health conditions, where they can prevent infection or reduce severe pain.
From Salon • May 2, 2026
"I think we should be able to prescribe singing on the NHS because I think it would cure a lot of ills."
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
“No. It was very curious. He complained that he felt as if there were long pieces of straw stuck in his throat. When I told the doctor he was able to prescribe the proper medication.”
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
Vocabulary lists containing prescribe
Vocabulary from the Constitution of the United States
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"Preamble" and "Bill of Rights," Vocabulary from the U.S. Constitution
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Declaration of the Rights of Man (1789)
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