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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of overprescribe.

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Examples

  • Chace Crawford fears he was "overprescribed" medication for Attention Deficit Disorder as a child - because he's not convinced the diagnosis was correct.

    Femalefirst.co.uk - Celebrity Gossip + Lifestyle Magazine 2010

  • "overprescribed" and getting services they really didn't need.

    unknown title 2009

  • Pharmacology Popping Antipsychotics Antipsychotic drugs are being overprescribed in the U.S, a study suggests, and the trend could be costing billions annually.

    Week in Ideas Christopher Shea 2011

  • Or that MRIs were overprescribed 10 times too much for migraines ( "reducing tests ordered for migraines from 50 percent to 5 percent of cases")?

    Premium Medicine, Illustrated, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • During that time, he was part of an ABC News team that came under sniper fire in Sarajevo, Bosnia in August 1992, and his investigative reports explored flaws in the secretive B-2 stealth bomber program; the dangers of unlicensed mental health practitioners; and the unheralded risks of an overprescribed heart medication.

    Former 'GMA' exec producer named new ABC News president Lisa de Moraes 2010

  • During that time, he was part of an ABC News team that came under sniper fire in Sarajevo, Bosnia in August 1992, and his investigative reports explored flaws in the secretive B-2 stealth bomber program; the dangers of unlicensed mental health practitioners; and the unheralded risks of an overprescribed heart medication.

    Former 'GMA' exec producer named new ABC News president Lisa de Moraes 2010

  • Several new studies released Monday by the Archives of Internal Medicine confirm earlier warnings in a recent Best Buy Drugs report: these drugs are routinely overprescribed and come with serious risks, including bone fractures and bacterial infections.

    When it comes to heartburn drugs, less may be more 2010

  • Several new studies released Monday by the Archives of Internal Medicine confirm earlier warnings in a recent Best Buy Drugs report: these drugs are routinely overprescribed and come with serious risks, including bone fractures and bacterial infections.

    When it comes to heartburn drugs, less may be more 2010

  • "These drugs are often overprescribed, as a result of aggressive marketing and in the absence of evidence that they are better than angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors," another class of drugs.

    Some Blood-Pressure Drugs Tied to Cancer Risk 2010

  • Some doctors say they are overprescribed and are often used for less-severe ailments like indigestion or upset stomachs.

    New Risks Emerge For Some Stomach Drugs 2010

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