Definition

1. Noun:
   • Prescription (of a physician): A written order from a doctor or other authorized medical professional for the preparation and administration of a medicine or treatment for a patient.
   • Directions for use: Instructions provided with medicine regarding dosage, timing, and method of administration.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Bác sĩ đã viết một đơn thuốc cho tôi. (The doctor wrote a prescription for me.)
  • Bạn cần mang đơn thuốc này đến hiệu thuốc. (You need to take this prescription to the pharmacy.)
  • Hãy đọc kỹ đơn thuốc trước khi uống. (Please read the directions for use carefully before taking the medicine.)

Advanced Usage

• "Theo đúng đơn thuốc": To follow the prescription/directions exactly.

  • Bệnh nhân phải uống thuốc theo đúng đơn thuốc. (The patient must take the medicine exactly as prescribed.)

• "Làm mất đơn thuốc": To lose a prescription.

  • Tôi đã làm mất đơn thuốc và phải quay lại gặp bác sĩ. (I lost the prescription and had to go back to see the doctor.)

Variants and Related Words

• Toa thuốc (n): A synonym for 'đơn thuốc', also meaning a prescription. (Common in Southern Vietnamese dialect).

  • Bác sĩ ghi toa thuốc rất cẩn thận. (The doctor wrote the prescription very carefully.)

• Đơn (n): Can mean a form, application, or slip. In a medical context, it is short for 'đơn thuốc'.

  • Anh ấy đưa tôi cái đơn để mua thuốc. (He gave me the prescription slip to buy medicine.)

Synonyms

• Prescription: The most direct equivalent in English.
• Medical order: A more formal term.
• Directions / Dosage instructions: For the meaning of "directions for use".

Related Phrases

• Kê đơn thuốc (v): To prescribe medicine.

  • Bác sĩ kê đơn thuốc kháng sinh. (The doctor prescribed antibiotics.)

• Bốc thuốc theo đơn (v): To dispense medicine according to a prescription.

  • Dược sĩ bốc thuốc theo đơn của bác sĩ. (The pharmacist dispensed medicine according to the doctor's prescription.)

1. Prescription (of a physician)
   • Kê đơn thuốc cho ai
     To make out a prescription for someone
2. Directions for use
   • Mỗi hộp thuốc đều có đơn thuốc kèm theo
     Each box of medicine had directions for use with it