as directed
- instructedGave teaching or orders
- prescribedOfficially recommended or mandated
- orderedArranged or commanded
- specifiedExplicitly stated or defined
- indicatedShowed or suggested
recommended · dosage · label · doctor · pharmacist · follow · guidelines · exactly · properly · accordingly · medication · instructions · comply · adhere · advised · supervised · physician · protocol
compliance with instructions
as directedoff-label
Outside approved indications
improperly · incorrectly · disobediently · noncompliant · haphazardly
autonomy in decision-making
as directedat will
As one pleases
freestyle · ad lib · self-directed · autonomously · independently
order vs. randomness
as directedhaphazardly
Without order or plan
randomly · at random · willy-nilly · arbitrarily · chaotically