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over·pre·scribe | \ ˌō-vər-pri-ˈskrīb 
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\overprescribed; overprescribing
Definition of overprescribe
: to prescribe (a medication, diagnostic test, etc.) in excess or more often than necessary
The family of a man who fatally overdosed is suing his doctors claiming they overprescribed addictive pain medication. — WPXI.com (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) … tried … to warn the world against overprescribing antibiotics to a point that they would be useless. — Network Ten (Australia) Critics say Xanax is overprescribed and widely abused.— Jane Velez-Mitchell … the compelling and continuing issues of quality control and overprescribing in medical imaging …— David J. Brenner and Hedvig Hricak Why do doctors overprescribe? Is it about covering their backsides in this litigious society?— Michael T. Osterholm and Mark Olshaker
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overprescribe
verbover·pre·scribe | \ -pri-ˈskrīb \
\overprescribed; overprescribing
Medical Definition of overprescribe
: to prescribe excessive or unnecessary medication
: to prescribe (medication) unnecessarily or to excess
Other Words from overprescribe
overprescription \ -pri-ˈskrip-shən \ noun
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The first known use of overprescribe was in 1953
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