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Meaning of overprescribe | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To prescribe (a drug) more frequently than appropriate.

transitive

Examples

“The drug maker Purdue Pharma has agreed […] to settle complaints that it encouraged physicians to overprescribe its painkiller OxyContin.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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