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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This decades-long trend has seen health insurers placing more restrictions on prescription drug coverage, in particular, while raising premiums, deductibles and out-of-pocket cost sharing.
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Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Pharma advertisers spent more than $10 billion on prescription drug ads last year, according to several reports citing MediaRadar data.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
Compare that with the FDA panel’s data-heavy discussion, which focused almost entirely on prescription hormone therapies and zeroed in on pharmacokinetics, delivery mechanisms (like transdermal vs. oral estrogen) and long-term safety outcomes.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 22 July 2025
Tariffs on European and Japanese medicines would harm Americans who rely on prescription drugs.
—Christopher Hale, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
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Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Pharma advertisers spent more than $10 billion on prescription drug ads last year, according to several reports citing MediaRadar data.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
Compare that with the FDA panel’s data-heavy discussion, which focused almost entirely on prescription hormone therapies and zeroed in on pharmacokinetics, delivery mechanisms (like transdermal vs. oral estrogen) and long-term safety outcomes.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 22 July 2025
Tariffs on European and Japanese medicines would harm Americans who rely on prescription drugs.
—Christopher Hale, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 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 15 Sep. 2025.
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