Prescriber
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Prescriber is a noun meaning A person who prescribes medication (usually a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner).
Meaning
A person who prescribes medication (usually a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner).
More Meanings
- One who directs or orders, as for example one who makes prescriptive demands on others' use of language.
Example Sentences
Alongside Webster's dictionary stood a slew of rabid reformers and prescribers of correct English.
[…] the law made New Hampshire the first state to try to block pharmaceutical companies’ hard-sell pitches by restricting access to data that identifies doctors and other prescribers.
Word Forms
- prescribers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include prescription, prescriptionist, dispenser, medic, practician, pharmacian.
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