: a drug that can be obtained only by means of a physician's prescription
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In 2003, Congress created Medicare Part D to cover outpatient prescription drugs, which had previously been excluded from Medicare benefits.—Jeffrey Kopp, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025 Short of a full ban, in 1985, the FDA established strict guidelines for advertising prescription drugs.—Chad De Guzman, Time, 10 Sep. 2025 PBMs manage prescription drug benefits for plan sponsors, wield enormous power over a drug’s market share through utilization control strategies.—Ge Bai, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 Framed as a plan to reduce childhood diseases, the movement seeks to redirect federal health agencies toward investigating vaccine safety, autism, prescription drug use, and environmental factors linked to chronic illness.—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for prescription drug
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