ethical drug

ethical drug
noun
a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist
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he told the doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly

Hypernyms: ↑medicine, ↑medication, ↑medicament, ↑medicinal drug
Hyponyms: ↑refill

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ethical drug,
a drug that cannot be dispensed by a pharmacist without a doctor's prescription. Antibiotics and narcotics are ethical drugs.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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