förskriver

Förskriver is a Swedish verb meaning to prescribe or authorize the use of a medication or treatment by a health professional. It is most commonly used in medical contexts when a physician or other qualified caregiver determines that a specific drug, dosage, or therapeutic plan should be used for a patient. The act of förskrivning typically results in a recept (prescription) that the patient can present at a pharmacy to obtain the medicine, or it may be issued as an electronic prescription (e-recept).

Who can förskriva? In Sweden, prescribing medicines is restricted to licensed healthcare professionals, such as physicians and dentists, and in some contexts other professionals may have delegated authority. The term is often used alongside ordinera, though förskriva emphasizes issuing a prescription for drugs or medical products rather than broader orders for care.

Grammatical note: förskriva is the infinitive; presens is förskriver; preteritum is förskrev; perfekt particip is förskrivit. The form you use depends on the subject and the tense.

Related terms include recept, läkemedel, och förskrivning. The concept is central to pharmacology and medical practice, linking clinical decision-making to the legal and administrative process that allows patients to obtain prescribed treatments.