overprescribe

overprescribe
over·pre·scribe -pri-'skrīb vb, -scribed; -scrib·ing vi to prescribe excessive or unnecessary medication vt to prescribe (medication) unnecessarily or to excess
over·pre·scrip·tion -pri-'skrip-shən n

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