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
Patsy	PAT-see	English, Irish
Patariki	-	Maori
Geltrude	-	Italian
Shripati	-	Hinduism
Jung-Hoon	jung-hoon	Korean
Vadimir	-	Russian (Rare)