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overprescribed

overprescribed is the simple past and past participle of overprescribe.

Meaning of overprescribe

Verb

overprescribe (third-person singular simple present overprescribes, present participle overprescribing, simple past and past participle overprescribed)

  1. (transitive) To prescribe (a drug) more frequently than appropriate.
    • The drug maker Purdue Pharma has agreed […] to settle complaints that it encouraged physicians to overprescribe its painkiller OxyContin.2007 May 9, The Associated Press, “Painkiller’s Maker Settles Complaint”, in New York Times
    Antonyms:
    underprescribe

Questions about overprescribed

What is overprescribed the simple past and past participle of?
Overprescribed is the simple past and past participle of overprescribe.

Words near overprescribed in the dictionary

  1. overprepare
  2. overprepared
  3. overprepares
  4. overpreparing
  5. overprescribe
  6. overprescribed
  7. overprescribes
  8. overprescribing
  9. overprescription
  10. overprescriptions
  11. overpresence

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