How to Use overprescribe in a Sentence

overprescribe

verb
  • Even drugs as effective as statins are probably overhyped — and overprescribed.
    — Thomas Goetz, STAT, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The potential for overprescribing testosterone is real and helped lead to current restrictions.
    — Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • The money comes from companies that fueled a generation of addiction by overprescribing pain medications.
    — Rosalind Bowling, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Dec. 2025
  • SSRIs have become a hot-button issue for the MAHA movement − including at the event, where speakers argued these medications are overprescribed.
    — Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 3 June 2026
  • Kennedy has long argued selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), a class of antidepressants that increase serotonin and lift mood, are overprescribed, particularly for children.
    — Colin Meyn, The Hill, 28 Aug. 2025

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