prescription drug

pre·scrip·tion drug

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Definitions of prescription drug words

noun prescription drug medication available only on doctor's instruction 1
countable noun prescription drug A prescription drug is a medicine that you can buy only if you have a doctor's prescription for it. 0
noun prescription drug (pharmacology) A licensed medicine that is regulated by legislation to require a prescription before it can be obtained. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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