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.
Examples of on prescription in a Sentence
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The ransomware attack prevented some insurance payments on prescription drugs from processing, leaving many care providers footing the bill up front and hoping to get reimbursed.
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Sean Lyngaas, CNN, 12 Mar. 2024
Other major pharmacy chains, including Rite Aid and Walgreens, have also been shuttering stores amid rising competition, pressure on prescription profits and waning foot traffic.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2024
That is in line with his budget proposal last year, which narrowed deficits by raising taxes on businesses and the rich and by allowing the government to bargain more aggressively with pharmaceutical companies to reduce spending on prescription drugs.
—Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
Price controls on prescription drugs will hurt patients more than help them.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
State regulators also found that health plans spent nearly $1.3 billion more on prescription drugs in 2022 than in 2021.
—Annie Sciacca, Sacramento Bee, 16 Feb. 2024
Americans spent an average of $133 out-of-pocket in 2021 on prescription drugs.
—Julia Ingram, Verywell Health, 12 Feb. 2024
The membership costs could offset the savings on prescription drugs, especially for customers who don't already have an Amazon Prime or Costco membership.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2024
Colorado is pioneering a new way for states to crack down on prescription drug costs.
—Rachel Cohrs, STAT, 23 Feb. 2024
Sean Lyngaas, CNN, 12 Mar. 2024
Other major pharmacy chains, including Rite Aid and Walgreens, have also been shuttering stores amid rising competition, pressure on prescription profits and waning foot traffic.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2024
That is in line with his budget proposal last year, which narrowed deficits by raising taxes on businesses and the rich and by allowing the government to bargain more aggressively with pharmaceutical companies to reduce spending on prescription drugs.
—Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
Price controls on prescription drugs will hurt patients more than help them.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
State regulators also found that health plans spent nearly $1.3 billion more on prescription drugs in 2022 than in 2021.
—Annie Sciacca, Sacramento Bee, 16 Feb. 2024
Americans spent an average of $133 out-of-pocket in 2021 on prescription drugs.
—Julia Ingram, Verywell Health, 12 Feb. 2024
The membership costs could offset the savings on prescription drugs, especially for customers who don't already have an Amazon Prime or Costco membership.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2024
Colorado is pioneering a new way for states to crack down on prescription drug costs.
—Rachel Cohrs, STAT, 23 Feb. 2024
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