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# prescription

«prescription» in Mova's school dictionary: **a note from a doctor (GP) saying which medicine a patient…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a prescription, prescriptions)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (health) A prescription is a note from a doctor (GP) saying which medicine a patient needs, which you take to a chemist or pharmacy to get it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prescription/#m1)

2) The medicine itself, given on a doctor's order, can be called a prescription. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prescription/#m2)

3) (formal) A prescription is a firm rule or piece of advice about what should be done. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prescription/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life, after seeing the GP you may pick up a prescription at the pharmacy; some medicines need a prescription and some can be bought freely. Glasses need a prescription from an optician. In safety lessons pupils learn never to take someone else's prescription medicine. Phrases: write a prescription, fill a prescription (US), on prescription, prescription glasses, repeat prescription.

### examples

- The doctor wrote me a prescription for ear drops. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prescription/#x1)
- Mum took the prescription to the chemist. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prescription/#x2)
- These tablets are only available on prescription. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prescription/#x3)
- Grandpa has a repeat prescription every month. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prescription/#x4)
- Never take medicine from someone else's prescription. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prescription/#x5)
- My new prescription glasses make the board clear. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prescription/#x6)

### note

Countable. Verb prescribe (prescribed). Trap: prescribe (a doctor orders) vs proscribe (to ban). Do not confuse with "subscription" (paying regularly for a magazine or app).

### In the corpora

- [A repeat prescription is for medicine someone takes regularly, so they do not need to see the doctor every time.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/14/)
- [In England prescriptions are free for children under 16, and in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland they are free for everyone.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/20-at-the-pharmacy/9/)
- [Children's prescriptions often change as they grow, so regular eye tests matter.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/27-the-optician-and-glasses/7/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «prescription» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prescription/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.