prescription drug

noun

: a drug that can be obtained only by means of a physician's prescription

Examples of prescription drug in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Fabrizio previously urged Republicans to campaign on lowering prescription drug prices, finding in an April 2025 poll that the issue could give GOP candidates in toss-up districts a 20-point boost. — Gabe Kaminsky, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026

That's in addition to doctor and dentist appointments, prescription drugs and other healthcare services such as acupuncture and addiction treatment, according to the IRS. — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026

Democrats ran on prescription drug initiatives in the governors’ races in Michigan, Nevada, Maine, and Georgia, and all of those candidates won their races, including Bottoms’s historic triumph in Georgia. — Dylan Scott, Vox, 5 Nov. 2026

Pharmacy benefit management businesses work on the backend, negotiating directly with drugmakers on the cost of prescription drugs. — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for prescription drug

• antidrug
• mealybug
• multidrug
• chug
• doug
• dug
• hug
• jug
• lug
• mug
• plug
• pug

Medical Definition

prescription drug

noun

: a drug that can be obtained only by means of a physician's prescription