How to Use prescribe in a Sentence

prescribe

verb

• The law prescribes a prison sentence of at least five years for the crime.
• This drug should not be prescribed to children.
• We must follow the rules as prescribed by the government.
• The doctor prescribed three months of physical therapy for my leg injury.
• The regulations prescribe that all employees must pass a physical examination.
• It can be prescribed to obese and overweight patients in the country.
  — Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 9 Nov. 2023
• When prescribed for weight loss, it is sold under the brand name Wegovy.
  — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 27 Apr. 2023
• As many as 9% of people have been prescribed both PDE5i and nitrates, a common drug used for chest pain.
  — Sherri Gordon, Health, 26 Jan. 2024
• It can be prescribed as a painkiller to treat severe pain after surgeries.
  — Aarón Torres, Dallas News, 11 Apr. 2023
• Hospice care is meant to ease the end for both patient and family, prescribed for those with less than six months to live.
  — Peter Baker, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2024
• Those include allowing the pills to be sent by mail and prescribed by health care providers who are not doctors.
  — Abbie Vansickle, New York Times, 16 May 2023
• This simple fact is often masked by how often — and for what — the pill is prescribed, and by the push to make the pill accessible over the counter.
  — Kayla Bartsch, National Review, 28 Jan. 2024
• Just be sure to use these exactly how your doctor prescribes them, and to raise a flag if symptoms seem to get worse.
  — Maressa Brown, SELF, 29 Sep. 2023
• The treatment program is prescribed by the clinical team.
  — Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2023
• In this case, the clonazepam pills prescribed to Pellot, were in another room.
  — Annabelle Allen, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2023
• These men were compared to the remaining respondents, who were not prescribed these drugs.
  — Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2024
• Moore said in April that the state was looking to procure enough mifepristone to last 2 1/2 years at the rate it’s currently prescribed in Maryland.
  — Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun, 2 June 2023
• He had recently been prescribed Adderall in the U.S., and was surprised to see that the drug was available without a prescription.
  — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2023
• The survey was done last year, before a new law eliminated the need for doctors to get a special waiver to prescribe it.
  — Time, 13 June 2023
• The employee that skipped the pill was under the impression that Anita was prescribed lorazepam merely to help her sleep.
  — AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2023
• Only take pills that were prescribed by your doctor and came from a licensed pharmacy.
  — Jan Hoffman, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
• Clinics have sprung up to provide infusions, while some providers prescribe a tablet that can be taken at home.
  — Daniel Gilbert, Washington Post, 26 Dec. 2023
• What are the risks of prescribing these drugs to children and adolescents for lifelong weight management?
  — Christopher Damman, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2024
• Kapoor, a Los Angeles physician, was alleged to have prescribed Smith with methadone and Vicodin, among other drugs.
  — Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2024
• In order to keep her new job, her task is to get a single doctor to prescribe Lonafin before the company goes under.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Sep. 2023
• But providers often prescribe birth control pills once a year and sometimes less frequently.
  — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 10 May 2023
• She was prescribed the drug to help control type 2 diabetes and weight management.
  — Cathy Cassata, Health, 7 Dec. 2023
• Misuse of prescription drugs is a huge problem in North America, and not prescribing them in the first place is a good way to prevent problems.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 6 June 2023
• After they've been seen, women compare notes while sitting on the clinic's veranda, discussing how any of the medicines Umar has prescribed will be paid for.
  — Adie Vanessa Offiong, CNN, 29 Nov. 2023
• But Brandi said even when doctors prescribe pills, patients don’t always take them properly all the time.
  — Elizabeth Cohen, CNN, 9 May 2023

Last Updated: 7 May 2024