Definitions
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- verb transitive To prescribe (a drug) less frequently than appropriate.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Another told Time, I tend to underprescribe instead of using stronger drugs that could really help my patients.
Radley Balko: The New Panic Over Prescription Painkillers Radley Balko 2012
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Another told Time, I tend to underprescribe instead of using stronger drugs that could really help my patients.
Radley Balko: The New Panic Over Prescription Painkillers Radley Balko 2012
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Another told Time, I tend to underprescribe instead of using stronger drugs that could really help my patients.
Radley Balko: The New Panic Over Prescription Painkillers Radley Balko 2012
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Another told Time, I tend to underprescribe instead of using stronger drugs that could really help my patients.
Radley Balko: The New Panic Over Prescription Painkillers Radley Balko 2012
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Another told Time, I tend to underprescribe instead of using stronger drugs that could really help my patients.
Radley Balko: The New Panic Over Prescription Painkillers Radley Balko 2012
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Another told Time, I tend to underprescribe instead of using stronger drugs that could really help my patients.
Radley Balko: The New Panic Over Prescription Painkillers Radley Balko 2012
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Another told Time, I tend to underprescribe instead of using stronger drugs that could really help my patients.
Radley Balko: The New Panic Over Prescription Painkillers Radley Balko 2012
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Another told Time, I tend to underprescribe instead of using stronger drugs that could really help my patients.
Radley Balko: The New Panic Over Prescription Painkillers Radley Balko 2012
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Another told Time, I tend to underprescribe instead of using stronger drugs that could really help my patients.
Radley Balko: The New Panic Over Prescription Painkillers Radley Balko 2012
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Another told Time, I tend to underprescribe instead of using stronger drugs that could really help my patients.
Radley Balko: The New Panic Over Prescription Painkillers Radley Balko 2012
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