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单词 overprescribe
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Definition of overprescribe in English:

overprescribe

verb əʊvəprɪˈskrʌɪbˌoʊvərprəˈskraɪb
[with object]
  • Prescribe (a drug or treatment) in greater amounts or on more occasions than necessary.

    doctors have been overprescribing antibiotics for decades
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I have always heard that these drugs are overprescribed.
    • Opponents of the use of Ritalin in ADHD say the diagnosis is overused and the drug is greatly overprescribed.
    • In contrast, boys may be overprescribed some psychotropic medications.
    • Physicians overprescribe antibiotics because of patient demand and fear of lawsuits.
    • Stimulant treatment of ADHD has long been the subject of controversy, with some arguing that the drug is overprescribed and even dangerous because it can be abused.
    • Overusing broad-spectrum antibiotics is just as bad as overprescribing antibiotics in general when it comes to fostering bacterial resistance to antibiotics.
    • Though it's probably true that antidepressant medication is overprescribed right now in America, it is nonetheless a crucial way for depressed people to get help.
    • He lost his license for overprescribing narcotics.
    • It is very important that antibiotics are not overprescribed, but that comes back partly to the demands that patients frequently put on their doctors.
    • Costs are spiralling upward because doctors tend to overprescribe drugs, particularly to the elderly, and they tend to prescribe new, expensive drugs when a cheaper alternative is available.
    • Lots of well-known people over the years have been victimized by a medical establishment that overprescribes all kinds of drugs, including painkillers.
    • Antimicrobial drugs are overprescribed and inappropriately used.
    • In countries like Britain antibiotics have been overprescribed by doctors.
    • Guided by popular media reports, we may hastily conclude that doctors, by overprescribing antibiotics for people, are solely to blame for growing resistance.
    • Physicians cite diagnostic uncertainty, time pressure, and patient demand as the primary reasons for their tendency to overprescribe antibiotics.
    • They thought physicians contributed to this dependence by overprescribing medication and supporting patients in excessive use of medications.
    • The report urges continued vigilance against overprescribing antibiotics.
    • Older adults often are overprescribed antibiotics for treatment of chronic coughs with thickened sputum.
    • I love your philosophy, and I certainly agree that many medicines are overprescribed.
    • Limiting the use of antibiotics on animals may not completely stop the growth of antibiotic resistance (the drugs are also overprescribed by doctors) but it's a good place to start.

Derivatives

  • overprescription

  • noun ˌəʊvəprɪˈskrɪpʃ(ə)n
    mass noun
    • The action of prescribing a drug or treatment in greater amounts or on more occasions than necessary.

      the overprescription of antibiotic drugs in hospitals
      Example sentencesExamples
      • While the public concerns itself with overprescription, about half of children with ADHD go without treatment in a given year.
      • ‘For sheer overprescription, no doctor can touch the American farmer,’ reported Newsweek.
      • When people talk about Ritalin the immediate reaction is that there is overprescription.
 
 

Definition of overprescribe in US English:

overprescribe

verbˌōvərprəˈskrībˌoʊvərprəˈskraɪb
[with object]
  • Prescribe (a drug or treatment) in greater amounts or on more occasions than necessary.

    doctors have been overprescribing antibiotics for decades
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I have always heard that these drugs are overprescribed.
    • The report urges continued vigilance against overprescribing antibiotics.
    • Physicians overprescribe antibiotics because of patient demand and fear of lawsuits.
    • I love your philosophy, and I certainly agree that many medicines are overprescribed.
    • In contrast, boys may be overprescribed some psychotropic medications.
    • Limiting the use of antibiotics on animals may not completely stop the growth of antibiotic resistance (the drugs are also overprescribed by doctors) but it's a good place to start.
    • Opponents of the use of Ritalin in ADHD say the diagnosis is overused and the drug is greatly overprescribed.
    • In countries like Britain antibiotics have been overprescribed by doctors.
    • Older adults often are overprescribed antibiotics for treatment of chronic coughs with thickened sputum.
    • Lots of well-known people over the years have been victimized by a medical establishment that overprescribes all kinds of drugs, including painkillers.
    • They thought physicians contributed to this dependence by overprescribing medication and supporting patients in excessive use of medications.
    • Though it's probably true that antidepressant medication is overprescribed right now in America, it is nonetheless a crucial way for depressed people to get help.
    • It is very important that antibiotics are not overprescribed, but that comes back partly to the demands that patients frequently put on their doctors.
    • He lost his license for overprescribing narcotics.
    • Overusing broad-spectrum antibiotics is just as bad as overprescribing antibiotics in general when it comes to fostering bacterial resistance to antibiotics.
    • Physicians cite diagnostic uncertainty, time pressure, and patient demand as the primary reasons for their tendency to overprescribe antibiotics.
    • Stimulant treatment of ADHD has long been the subject of controversy, with some arguing that the drug is overprescribed and even dangerous because it can be abused.
    • Guided by popular media reports, we may hastily conclude that doctors, by overprescribing antibiotics for people, are solely to blame for growing resistance.
    • Antimicrobial drugs are overprescribed and inappropriately used.
    • Costs are spiralling upward because doctors tend to overprescribe drugs, particularly to the elderly, and they tend to prescribe new, expensive drugs when a cheaper alternative is available.
 
 
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