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U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Prescriptions

    Directions written for the obtaining and use of PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; MEDICAL DEVICES; corrective LENSES; and a variety of other medical remedies.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of prescriptions in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of prescriptions in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of prescriptions in a Sentence

  1. Harris County Attorney Vince Ryan:

    They [doctors] have prescribed hundreds if not thousands of opioid prescriptions, most of the time without even seeing the proposed patients, one hundred and fifteen people a day are dying of opioid overdoses. That's more people than are killed in car wrecks.

  2. Jody Farley-Berens:

    Making ends meet is insurmountable, there are so many doctors' appointments, copays, surgeries, prescriptions. And then the inability to work -- any savings that there may have been is gone very quickly.

  3. President Obama:

    Now, having said that, people seem to think I did a pretty good job. And so there is this mismatch I think between frustration and anger. Perhaps the view of the American people was just that we need to shake things up, time will now tell whether the prescriptions that are being offered, whether Brexit or with respect to the U.S. election, ends up actually satisfying those people who have been fearful or angry or concerned.

  4. Napoleon Bonaparte:

    Medicine is a collection of uncertain prescriptions the results of which, taken collectively, are more fatal than useful to mankind.

  5. Fraser Engerman:

    With these supports, they are empowered to fill lawful, clinically appropriate prescriptions.

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