English noun: prescription medicine | |||
1. | prescription medicine (artifact) a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist | ||
Samples | He told the doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly. | ||
Synonyms | ethical drug, prescription, prescription drug | ||
Broader (hypernym) | medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | refill | ||
Antonyms | over-the-counter drug, over-the-counter medicine | ||