Prescription Definition

prescription
adjective
  1. available only with a doctor's written prescription; "a prescription drug"
noun
  1. directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions; "I tried to follow her prescription for success"
  2. a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist; "he told the doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly"
  3. written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person
  4. written instructions from a physician or dentist to a druggist concerning the form and dosage of a drug to be issued to a given patient

"Prescription" in song lyrics

See how prescription is used in real songs:

  • "You're always at the doctor picking up your prescription"
    Lily Allen — Nan You're a Window Shopper *
  • "I quit cold turkey, the money my prescription"
    Bishop Lamont f/ The New Royals — City Lights
  • "The Knights the antidote... prescription"
    Black Knights f/ D.L. Hughley — Real Talk

Usage tips for "prescription"

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