deprescribing

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A form of deprescribe — To cease to prescribe (a medicine); to encourage or help someone stop taking a prescription medication.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of deprescribe
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APA

deprescribing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deprescribing

MLA

“deprescribing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deprescribing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deprescribing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deprescribing.

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