[countable] an official piece of paper on which a doctor writes the type of medicine you should have, and which enables you to get it from a chemist's.

an official piece of paper on which a doctor writes the type of medicine you should have, and that enables you to get it from a pharmacy

(of a doctor) to tell someone to take a particular medicine or have a particular treatment; to write a prescription for a particular medicine, etc.

There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun prescription, four of which are labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and ...

(of a doctor) to tell somebody to take a particular medicine or have a particular treatment; to write a prescription for a particular medicine, etc.

See 'Meaning & use' for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is now obsolete.

​(in England) money paid (usually to a chemist) for medicine supplied on the National Health Service. The amount paid is the same for any medicine, ...

​a drug or another form of medicine that you take to prevent or to treat an illness; treatment involving drugs. Are you currently taking any medication?

Strictly speaking, a written directive from a physician to a pharmacist, describing the medication that the physician wants the patient to take, ...

non-prescription adjective /ˌnɒn prɪˈskrɪpʃn/ /ˌnɑːn prɪˈskrɪpʃn/ (of drugs) that you can buy directly without a special form from a doctor.