voorgeschreven

Voorgeschreven is the past participle of the Dutch verb voorschrijven, meaning to prescribe or to order in advance. In everyday use it functions as an adjective and describes something that has been prescribed by a professional, most often a medical professional. The term is frequently found in medical contexts, in patient records, and in treatment instructions.

Origin and form: voorgeschreven derives from voor- (in advance) and schrijven (to write). The past participle is used with forms of zijn or hebben in perfect tenses, for example: "De arts heeft een medicijn voorgeschreven" or "de voorgeschreven dosering." As an attributive phrase it appears in compounds such as "voorgeschreven medicijn," "voorgeschreven dosering," or "voorgeschreven behandeling."

Usage: In medical contexts it clearly indicates that a prescription has been issued. The phrase "zonder voorschrift" means without a prescription. Beyond medicine, voorgeschreven can also appear in administrative or policy language to denote rules or procedures that are mandated or specified—e.g., "voorgeschreven procedures" or "voorgeschreven richtlijnen."

Examples: A patient may receive a voorgeschreven antibiotic with a specific dose, for example a voorgeschreven dosering of 500 mg twice daily for seven days. In medical records, the line might read that a certain medication is voorgeschreven by the attending physician.

See also: prescriptions, prescription drugs, medical instructions. Voorgeschreven conveys authority and specificity, marking that the item or protocol originates from an authorized prescriber.