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Collocations for prescribe - verb

1. drugs

ADVERB

legally
The drug can no longer be legally prescribed.
commonly, frequently, routinely, widely
These drugs are widely prescribed to control high blood pressure.
medically

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PREPOSITION

as
It can be prescribed as a form of preventive medicine.
for
drugs prescribed for high blood pressure
This drug is often prescribed for women with heart trouble.
to
a drug prescribed to patients with an obsessive compulsive disorder

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2. what should be done

ADVERB

narrowly, rigidly, strictly
The curriculum is rigidly prescribed from an early age.
Everything about her life was strictly prescribed (= there were strict rules about what she could do).

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PHRASES

culturally prescribed, socially prescribed
culturally prescribed gender roles

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Prescribe is used with these nouns as the subject:
regulation

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Prescribe is used with these nouns as the object:
antibiotic, course, dose, drug, heroin, medication, medicine, penalty, pill, remedy, sedative, standard, treatment

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