underprescribe

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[prescribe]] (a [[drug]]) less frequently than [[appropriate]] {{ng|(as [[operational definition|operationally defined]], for example, by absence of prescription despite an approved indication and without any documented rationale for the overriding medical opinion)}}.

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