Daily Chinese Idiom Guessing Game
To take specific measures tailored to a particular problem or situation. It means to deal with a problem in a targeted way.
针对病症用药。比喻针对事物的问题所在，采取有效的措施。
《三国志·魏志·华陀传》府吏倪寻、李延共止，俱头痛身热，所苦正同。佗曰‘寻当下之，延当发汗。’或难其异，佗曰‘寻外实，延内实，故治之宜殊。’即各与药，明旦并起。”
To solve the budget crisis, the government needs to prescribe the right remedy, like 对症下药 for the economic ills.