1 [C] (abbreviation Rx) ~ (for sth) an official piece of paper on which a doctor writes the type of medicine you should have, and which enables you to get it from a CHEMIST/PHARMACIST (= a person who has been trained to prepare medicines):
The doctor gave me a prescription for antibiotics. * Antibiotics are only available on prescription. * They are not available without a prescription. * prescription drugs / medication(s)
2 [C] medicine that your doctor has ordered for you:
The pharmacist will make up your prescription. * prescription charges (= in Britain, the money you must pay for a medicine your doctor has ordered for you)
3 [U] the act of prescribing medicine:
The prescription of drugs is a doctor's responsibility.
4 [C] ~ (for sth) (formal) a plan or a suggestion for making sth happen or for improving it:
a prescription for happiness * Both parties will be outlining their prescription for economic recovery.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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