Sentence examples for prescribed to reduce from inspiring English sources

Antihistamines may be prescribed to reduce swelling.

In severe cases, drugs such as alprazolam and amitriptyline may be prescribed to reduce the symptoms of tinnitus.

Although exercise is commonly prescribed to reduce body weight, the efficacy of low intensity exercise for the reduction of abdominal visceral adipose tissue remains to be investigated.

A decade has passed since the first topical prostaglandin analog was prescribed to reduce intraocular pressure (IOP) for the treatment of glaucoma.

If lifestyle modifications are unsuccessful, statins, drugs that act primarily by inhibiting cholesterol synthesis and also possibly by stabilizing the atherosclerotic plaque, are often prescribed to reduce the chances of a thrombotic event.

Antispasmodics may be prescribed to reduce cramping, tranquilizers for temporary relief of anxiety, anti-diarrheal medications for diarrhea, antidepressants for abdominal pain and depression, and bulk laxatives (high in fiber) or stool softeners to relieve constipation, if/when it's necessary.

He and other critics say, for example, that the low-power glasses that behavioral optometrists prescribe to reduce stress are so weak that they can't actually have any effect on a child's vision — except to make the child believe that they are helping his vision (or to please a parent who believes they are helping the child's vision).

3 Nevertheless, prescribing pressure comes from government health policy and in countries such as the United Kingdom general practitioners are incentivised to meet their contracts by prescribing to reduce cholesterol and blood pressure.

Thus, for subjects diagnosed after the age of 20, maximum tolerated doses of combination therapies should be prescribed in order to reduce the risk of CHD.

Compression stockings are often prescribed in order to reduce the risk of DVT.

Medications may also be prescribed in order to reduce the amount of oral bacteria.