prescribe for

prescribe something for someone

to order a medication to be given to or sold to someone. I asked the doctor to prescribe a painkiller for me. What can you prescribe for me for this illness?

prescribe something for something

to suggest or recommend something for a particular disease. Could you prescribe something for my cold? What can you prescribe for this illness?

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Casper	KAHS-pər (Dutch)	Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Dana (3)	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian
Spirit	SPIR-it	English (Rare)
Wassim	-	Arabic
Brandt	BRANT	English
Gregg	GREG	English