Definition of prescription drug in English English dictionary
A licensed medicine that is regulated by legislation to require a prescription before it can be obtained
A drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist; "he told the doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly"(synonym) prescription, prescription medicine, ethical drug
a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist; "he told the doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly