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

The federal agency recommends that people who get traditional Medicare also enroll in Part D, which provides prescription drug coverage. — Michelle Marchante september 15, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

The White House has maintained the effort would save Medicare $26 billion over several years and help mitigate the long-standing problem of increasingly unaffordable prescription drugs. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 13 Sep. 2026

The ad features Michiganders coughing while discussing Rogers’ record on opioids and prescription drug costs during his decade-plus in the House. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2026

But EMTs cannot provide advanced life support care to patients, like starting an IV or administering prescription drugs. — James Taylor, CBS News, 8 Sep. 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