prescription medicine

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Noun

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prescription medicine - 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"ethical drug, prescription drug, prescriptionmedicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of diseaserefill - a prescription drug that is provided again; "he got a refill of his prescription"; "the prescription specified only one refill"over-the-counter drug, over-the-counter medicine - a drug that is sold without a prescription