prescribed
Officially ordered medicine
Prescribed describes something that has been officially ordered, recommended, or set down as a rule.
A doctor prescribes medication; the prescribed dosage is what they've directed.
Laws prescribe penalties; regulations prescribe procedures.
She followed the prescribed treatment plan.
The word implies authority behind the instruction—someone with power to dictate what should be done.
Prescribed also appears in contexts of tradition or expectation: prescribed gender roles, the prescribed rituals of mourning.
Mandatory condition to fulfill
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- directiveFormal command or instruction
- guidelineRecommended standard for action
standard · rule · statute · ordinance · decree · edict · legal · stipulated
Care for an ailment
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- regimenPrescribed course of treatment
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- physiotherapyTreatment restoring bodily function
exercise · intervention · protocol · course · recovery · healing · sessions · program
Plan of timed events
- regimenPrescribed course of treatment
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
practice · habit · pattern · timetable · procedure · systematic · daily · strict
Measured medicine amount
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- pharmacyMedicinal dispensary
- pharmacistMedicine dispensing professional
- pillsOral medication units
tablets · capsules · antibiotics · refill · generic · brand-name · side-effects · contraindications
requirement
Mandatory condition to fulfill
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- directiveFormal command or instruction
guideline · standard · rule · statute · ordinance · decree · edict · legal · stipulated · compulsory
treatment
Care for an ailment
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- regimenPrescribed course of treatment
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
physiotherapy · exercise · intervention · protocol · course · recovery · healing · sessions · program · occupational
schedule
Plan of timed events
- regimenPrescribed course of treatment
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
ritual · practice · habit · pattern · timetable · procedure · systematic · daily · strict · regimented
dosage
Measured medicine amount
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- pharmacyMedicinal dispensary
- pharmacistMedicine dispensing professional
pills · tablets · capsules · antibiotics · refill · generic · brand-name · side-effects · contraindications · interactions
traditional
Following long-held customs
- customaryDone by convention
- orthodoxConforming to established belief
- establishedFormally set up
accepted · normative · standard · formal · proper · sanctioned · canonical · expected · approved · recognized
- normsnorm, norms, standard, social norms, rule
- mandatory thingsmandatory, required, obligatory, compulsory, necessary
prescribedover-the-counter
Buyable without medical authorization
nonprescribed · unprescribed · self-medicated · unregulated · illicit
prescribedoptional
Not mandatory
discretionary · voluntary · forbidden · prohibited · suggested
prescribedirregular
Deviating from normal patterns
spontaneous · improvised · unstructured · freeform · arbitrary
- prescribed burnsDeliberate fires for ecology
- prescribed burningIntentional fire for land management
- prescribed firePlanned burning for management
prescribe, prescribing, prescribes, prescriber, unprescribed, prescribers