Overprescribe

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To prescribe (a drug) more frequently than appropriate. transitive

    "The drug maker Purdue Pharma has agreed […] to settle complaints that it encouraged physicians to overprescribe its painkiller OxyContin."

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"The drug maker Purdue Pharma has agreed […] to settle complaints that it encouraged physicians to overprescribe its painkiller OxyContin."

Etymology

From over- + prescribe.

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