pro re nata

• Expressão latina usada em medicina que significa 'conforme a necessidade' ou 'segundo a ocasião'; em receitas, indica que o medicamento deve ser tomado quando necessário, e não em horários fixos.

A Latin medical phrase meaning 'as needed' or 'as the situation arises', used in prescriptions to indicate medication should be taken when necessary rather than on a fixed schedule.

1. As neededC1formal

   A medical term meaning medication or treatment is taken as circumstances require, rather than on a fixed schedule.

   Conforme necessário

   • The doctor prescribed the painkiller pro re nata for severe headaches.
   • Take this medication pro re nata, only when symptoms appear.
   • The nurse noted 'pro re nata' on the chart for the sedative.