overprescribeverb [ T ]
uk/ˌəʊ.və.prɪˈskraɪb//ˌoʊ.vɚ.prɪˈskraɪb/to prescribe (= give as a medical treatment) a particular drug too often, when it is not necessary:
Despite many warnings, antibiotics are still overprescribed.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Medicines & drugs: administering drugs & medicines
- anaesthesiology
- anaesthetist
- anesthesiology
- bolus
- dispense
- doping
- dose
- drug
- ED
- inject
- knock
- knock sb out
- PCA
- prescribe
- put
- put sb on sth
- sedate
- sedation
- self-medicate
- tranquillize