PRESCRIPTION DRUG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does prescription drug mean? 

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

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• PRESCRIPTION DRUG (noun)

Sense 1

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; prescription drug; prescription medicine

Context example:

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

Hypernyms ("prescription drug" 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 drug"):

refill (a prescription drug that is provided again)

Antonym:

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

 Context examples 

Before taking an unproven or little known treatment, talk to a doctor or health care professional - especially when taking prescription drugs.

(Health Fraud, Food and Drug Administration)

Also called: Drug Information, About Your Medicines, Medicines, Over-the-Counter, Non-Prescription Drugs, Non-prescription drugs, OTC medicines

(Over-the-Counter Medicines, Food and Drug Administration)

U.S. prescription drugs must use an NDC; most non-prescription drugs are also primarily referenced by NDC.

(FDA National Drug Code, NCI Thesaurus)

It provides protection if you pay high drug costs or have unexpected prescription drug bills.

(Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)

Describes the legal use of a prescription drug to treat a disease or condition for which the drug has not been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

(Off-label, NCI Dictionary)

Medicare pays for hospital stays, medical services, and some prescription drugs but people who receive Medicare must pay part of their healthcare costs.

(Medicare, NCI Dictionary)

It regulates over-the-counter and prescription drugs, including biological therapeutics and generic drugs.

(Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, NCI Thesaurus)

A person licensed to prepare and dispense (give out) prescription drugs and who has been taught how they work, how to use them, and their side effects.

(Pharmacist, NCI Dictionary)

The study outlined in the medical journal looked at four types of intervention to try to prevent dementia — prescription drugs, exercise, cognitive training, and nonprescription vitamins and supplements.

(Study: There's No Fail-safe Way to Prevent Dementia, VOA)

A prescription drug to treat high blood pressure has shown promise against conditions such as Parkinson’s, Huntington’s and forms of dementia in studies carried out in mice and zebrafish at the University of Cambridge.

(Blood pressure drug shows promise for treating Parkinson’s and dementia in animal studies, University of Cambridge)