underprescribes

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A form of underprescribe — To prescribe (a drug) less frequently than appropriate (as operationally defined, for example, by absence of prescription despite an approved indication and without any documented rationale for the overriding medical opinion).

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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of underprescribe
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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