prescripts

noun

plural of prescript
as in prescriptions

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  1. prescriptions
  2. rules
  3. proscriptions
  4. prohibitions
Noun
  • Instead, qualified doctors enter prescriptions directly into a state registry.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 31 July 2026
  • In the past few months, growth in prescriptions for GLP-1 drugs for weight loss have moderated, according to Cigna chief executive officer Brian Evanko.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 31 July 2026
Definition of prescriptions
Noun
  • What to know about privacy Hospitals and doctors’ offices must follow codes of ethics and rules that protect sensitive patient health information and protect privacy, but AI is not bound by the same strict federal rules.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
  • This might feel like a pretty significant milestone for you, one whose arrival is made possible because the rules temporarily changed, because the goalposts shifted, or because the obstacles in your way finally eased up.
    — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026
Definition of rules
Noun
  • There’s something disturbing about these proscriptions, which is why both Kalmey and Miola identify them as critical.
    — JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
Definition of proscriptions
Noun
  • Under our system investors are protected by prospectuses, not prohibitions.
    — Drew Bernstein, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Unfortunately, that also unleashed endless talk, not only about restaurants, but also about diets, nutrition, gastric symptoms, preferences, prohibitions and other unappetizing subjects.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 27 July 2026
Definition of prohibitions
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