prescribed

[pri-skrahybd]

adjective

1. dictated or indicated as a rule or course of action to be followed.

   To limit your definition of art to certain prescribed forms is to cut yourself off from the bulk of human existence.

2. Medicine/Medical.,  (of a medicine, treatment, etc.) recommended or ordered by a qualified practitioner.

   Test results for legal or prescribed drugs are returned in about two minutes.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of prescribe.

Other Word Forms

• nonprescribed adjective
• self-prescribed adjective
• unprescribed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of prescribed¹

prescribe ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Nina Downing, Vet Nurse from PDSA, a vet charity, says she always recommends only giving your pet medicine which has been prescribed by a vet.

From BBC

Last year, the cancer reappeared in her spine and she was immediately prescribed chemotherapy pills and hormone treatment.

From BBC

Kennedy has spoken frequently of his suspicion that prescribed antidepressants trigger violence in their users, most recently after last month’s shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis.

From Los Angeles Times

The plot is prescribed by the constellation of types.

From Los Angeles Times

Ms Lee was prescribed Nortriptyline as a trial in 2017 after telling a doctor she was having trouble sleeping and felt dizzy following her husband's cancer diagnosis.

From BBC

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