overprescribe

verb

over·pre·scribe ˌō-vər-pri-ˈskrīb How to pronounce overprescribe (audio)

overprescribed; overprescribing

transitive + intransitive

: to prescribe (a medication, diagnostic test, etc.) in excess or more often than necessary

The family of a man who fatally overdosed is suing his doctors claiming they overprescribed addictive pain medication.

WPXI.com (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

… tried … to warn the world against overprescribing antibiotics to a point that they would be useless.

Network Ten (Australia)

Critics say Xanax is overprescribed and widely abused.

Jane Velez-Mitchell

… the compelling and continuing issues of quality control and overprescribing in medical imaging …

David J. Brenner and Hedvig Hricak

Why do doctors overprescribe? Is it about covering their backsides in this litigious society?

Michael T. Osterholm and Mark Olshaker

单词	overprescribe
释义	overprescribe verb over·pre·scribe ˌō-vər-pri-ˈskrīb overprescribed; overprescribing transitive + intransitive : to prescribe (a medication, diagnostic test, etc.) in excess or more often than necessary The family of a man who fatally overdosed is suing his doctors claiming they overprescribed addictive pain medication. WPXI.com (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) … tried … to warn the world against overprescribing antibiotics to a point that they would be useless. Network Ten (Australia) Critics say Xanax is overprescribed and widely abused. Jane Velez-Mitchell … the compelling and continuing issues of quality control and overprescribing in medical imaging … David J. Brenner and Hedvig Hricak Why do doctors overprescribe? Is it about covering their backsides in this litigious society? Michael T. Osterholm and Mark Olshaker Word History First Known Use 1953, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition overprescribe verb over·pre·scribe -pri-ˈskrīb overprescribed; overprescribing intransitive verb : to prescribe excessive or unnecessary medication transitive verb : to prescribe (medication) unnecessarily or to excess
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