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 More than 23,000 people on North Carolina's health plan were using these prescription drugs for weight loss. Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024 The prescription drug distributor won't renew its contract with OptumRx. Damian J. Troise, Quartz, 22 Apr. 2024 In his State of the Union address, the president vowed to raise taxes on corporations and lower everyday costs, including junk fees and prescription drug prices. Alicia Wallace, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024 States' attorneys general and local governments have filed scores of lawsuits over the prescription drugs' role in the public health crisis. Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024 The motivation behind the administration’s proposal — making prescription drugs more affordable — is a worthy one. Andrei Iancu, Orange County Register, 1 Apr. 2024 Nine perspectives on the prescription drug, Adderall. Longreads, 29 Mar. 2024 For the study, published in JAMA, researchers bought 10 different supplement products from Amazon and 11 generic prescription drugs of galantamine from the Cambridge Health Alliance hospital pharmacy. Claudia Lopez Lloreda, Discover Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024 Publix and its more than 1,200 pharmacies has partnered with a California company to potentially help customers, those with and without insurance, to cut prescription drug costs on many commonly prescribed medications. Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of prescription drug was in 1872

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“Prescription drug.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prescription%20drug. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.

Medical Definition

prescription drug

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

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