HyperDic: prescription_drug

English > 1 sense of the expression prescription drug:
NOUNartifactprescription drug, prescription, prescription medicine, ethical druga drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist
English > prescription drug: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist.
Synonymsprescription, prescription medicine, ethical drug
NarrowerrefillA prescription drug that is provided again
Broadermedicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Oppositeover-the-counter drug, over-the-counter medicineA drug that is sold without a prescription
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