represcribe
Renew a medication
To represcribe is to prescribe again—typically a medication that a patient has taken before: The doctor represcribed the antibiotic after the infection returned.
The term appears mainly in medical contexts when renewing or reinstating a previous prescription.
Licensed medical doctor
- doctorLicensed medical healer
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- patientAble to wait calmly
- clinicOutpatient treatment facility
therapy · regimen · consultation · follow-up · reassess · reevaluate · specialist · referral
Restoring spent contents
- continuationAct of proceeding further
- repeatDo or say again
- reorderArrange again or replenish
- chronicPersisting over time
compliance · adherence · renewal · supply · ongoing · maintenance · long-term · recurring
Measured medicine amount
tweak · revise · update · calibrate · titrate · increase · decrease · substitute
Medicinal dispensary
- pharmacistMedicine dispensing professional
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- pillSolid medicine dose
- tabletFlat portable computing device
capsule · drug · antibiotic · steroid · ointment · syrup · generic · brand-name
physician
Licensed medical doctor
clinic · therapy · regimen · consultation · follow-up · reassess · reevaluate · specialist · referral · protocol
refill
Restoring spent contents
- continuationAct of proceeding further
- repeatDo or say again
- reorderArrange again or replenish
chronic · compliance · adherence · renewal · supply · ongoing · maintenance · long-term · recurring · extend
dosage
Measured medicine amount
adjust · tweak · revise · update · calibrate · titrate · increase · decrease · substitute · switch
pharmacy
Medicinal dispensary
- pharmacistMedicine dispensing professional
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- pillSolid medicine dose
tablet · capsule · drug · antibiotic · steroid · ointment · syrup · generic · brand-name · formulary
prescribe, prescription, prescriptive, prescriber, proscribe, proscription, scribe, scribble, script