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

Recent Examples on the Web The vision in Plan 2025 would involve cutting everything from regulation of worker safety to Head Start and rolling back the Inflation Reduction Act reduction limits on prescription drug prices. —

Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post, 15 July 2024 In search of a better deal on prescription drugs Prescription drug prices are weighing down Americans. —

Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2024 In 2010, the average Medicare formulary covered about three-quarters of all drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration, according to new research by GoodRx, a website that helps patients find discounts on prescription drugs. —

Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 27 June 2024 President Joe Biden teamed up Wednesday with one-time political rival Bernie Sanders to hammer Republicans on prescription drug costs. —

Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for on prescription

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