overprescribe
/ˌoʊvərprəˈskraɪb/
verb
- To prescribe a medication in excessive amounts or more often than is medically necessary.
- She warned her colleagues not to overprescribe sleeping pills for minor insomnia.
- Doctors sometimes overprescribe antibiotics, which can lead to drug resistance.
- The clinic was criticized for overprescribing painkillers to patients.
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