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prescribe

verb administer, advocate, bid, charge, command, conduct, control, decide, decree, demand, dictate, direct, enjoin, exact, exercise authority, give a directive, give a mandate, give an order, give direccions, guide, impose, instruct, issue an order, lay out, lead, mandate, mark out, ordain, order, pilot, praescribere, preeail over, proclaim, regulate, require, set, steer, write a prescription
Associated concepts: prescribe remedies, prescribed by law

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Even if doctors are careful about what they prescribe, patients can cause problems when they don't follow instructions.

RX ROULETTE; SOME DRUG COMBINATIONS HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH

Others would initially prescribe pain medication for him, but soon they would get nervous.

Hurwitz may not be the only physician in the country who is willing to prescribe narcotics for chronic pain, but there are few enough that patients travel hundreds of miles to see them.

His doctor refused to prescribe a strong painkiller, giving him an antidepressant instead.

No relief in sight

The prescribing practicums are the means by which students gain the practical skills to prescribe through an academic course.

One of the more controversial areas is whether students should select a small formulary of medications within their scope, or whether they should be able to prescribe any medications within their identified scope or subscope.

Prescribing practicums--getting the balance right: with the advent of nurse prescribing, it is essential that the way in which nurses gain prescribing rights--through prescribing practicums--is balanced, safe and consistent