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PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE

Pronunciation (US):

• PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE (noun)
The noun PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE has 1 sense:

1. a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist

Familiarity information: PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE used as a noun is very rare.

• PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

ethical drug; prescription drug; prescription medicine; prescription

Context example:

he told the doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly

Hypernyms ("prescription medicine" is a kind of...):

medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "prescription medicine"):

refill (a prescription drug that is provided again)

Antonym:

over-the-counter medicine (a drug that is sold without a prescription)

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