: a drug that can be obtained only by means of a physician's prescription
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Florida was one of about 20 states that Centene settled with over claims of overbilling for Medicaid prescription drugs.—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025 Americans pay substantially more for prescription drugs than patients in other countries.—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025 The latest probes expand the list of items that could be exposed to higher tariffs to include personal protective equipment such as surgical masks, N95 respirators, gloves and other medical consumables, including syringes, needles and prescription drugs.—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025 The president also said health officials will advocate using the prescription drug leucovorin, also known as folinic acid, as a possible treatment for those with autism.—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for prescription drug
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