on prescription
idiom
British
: by having a written message from a doctor that officially tells one to use a medicine, therapy, etc.
The drug is only available on prescription.
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Just as the Biden administration negotiated for price caps on prescription drugs used by Medicare recipients, President Donald Trump recently negotiated a price drop for anti-obesity drugs.
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Kim-Lien Nguyen, Boston Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
Many outside investigations followed, with most researchers now believing that that Presley's dependency on prescription drugs contributed significantly to his death.
—John Beifuss, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
The culprit, in his view, is Americans’ reliance on prescription drugs.
—Paula Span, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Both devices can be bought on prescription from a doctor.
—Clarissa Brincat, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2025
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Kim-Lien Nguyen, Boston Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
Many outside investigations followed, with most researchers now believing that that Presley's dependency on prescription drugs contributed significantly to his death.
—John Beifuss, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
The culprit, in his view, is Americans’ reliance on prescription drugs.
—Paula Span, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Both devices can be bought on prescription from a doctor.
—Clarissa Brincat, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for on prescription
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“On prescription.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20prescription. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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