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(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.
Use overprescribe when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Overprescribe means (transitive) To prescribe (a drug) more frequently than appropriate..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include underprescribe.
The drug maker Purdue Pharma has agreed […] to settle complaints that it encouraged physicians to overprescribe its painkiller OxyContin.
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