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To prescribe medication excessively.

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endocarditis Lyme disease			If a drug is the latest and greatest, fine, but we had to take a hard look at overprescription and overuse, even potential dependency. Texas' Rx ranger: Herman Wilks tightens the lid on the pill bottle as ... by Morris, Gregory D.L. / Risk & Insurance Overprescription of antibiotics is the main cause of antibiotic resistance, which is threatening our ability to treat infections effectively when they occur. Shared effort needed to prevent spread of infectious diseases by Asian News International His book is a short, readable activist's crib which ranges fluently across the environmental costs of bloated corporate health care (and the human costs of overprescription and phoney medicalization) 1 to the problem of industrial agriculture and "better living through chemistry. Down with the sickness by Urquhart, Sam / Synthesis/Regeneration			overhydrate overhydration overinclusiveness overjet overkill overlap overlap syndrome overlap, deep vertical overlap, horizontal overlap, vertical overlapping toe overlay overlay denture overlearning overload overly aggressive treatment overlying overmedicate overmilking overnutrition Overo Overo lethal white foal syndrome overoxygenation overpopulation overprescribe overprescription overpressure overproduction jaundice overreach overreact overresponse overriding overripe cataract overscald oversensing overservicing oversexed overshoot overshooting accident overshot overstocking overstretch overtone overtraining OVERTURE overuse overuse injury overvalued procedure overventilation overwear syndrome overweight			Overpower card game Overpower card game overpowered overpowered overpowered Overpowered (album) overpowered with emotion overpowering overpowering overpowering fright overpoweringly overpoweringly overpowers overpowers overpraise overpraise overpraised overpraised overpraises overpraises overpraising overpraising overprescribe overprescribe overprescribed overprescribed overprescribes overprescribes overprescribing overprescribing overprescription Overpress overpressure overpressure overpressure Overpressure Protection System Overpressure Protection Valve overpressured overpressured overpressured overpressures overpressures overpressures overpressuring overpressuring overpressuring overpressurization overpressurization overpressurization overprice overprice overpriced overpriced overprices overpricing overprint overprint overprint overprinted overprinted overprinting

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