prescriptions

Meanings

Noun

• directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions
• a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist
• written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person
• written instructions from a physician or dentist to a druggist concerning the form and dosage of a drug to be issued to a given patient
• plural of prescription

Synonyms

ethical drug, prescription, prescription drug, prescription medicine

Antonyms

over-the-counter drug, over-the-counter medicine