overprescribe

 
Pronunciation: /əʊvəprɪˈskrʌɪb/

verb

[with object]
  • prescribe (a drug or treatment) in greater amounts or on more occasions than necessary: doctors have been overprescribing antibiotics for decades

Derivatives

overprescription

Pronunciation: /-ˈskrɪpʃ(ə)n/
noun