adj.
1.available only with a doctor's written prescription prescription n.
1.directions prescribed beforehand
2.a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist
3.written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person
4.written instructions from a physician or dentist to a druggist concerning the form and dosage of a drug to be issued to a given patient
Idiom of the Day
fly into the face of danger
to take great risks
The pilot was flying into the face of danger when he went to fight the forest fire.