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

Getty Images The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Wednesday a program that has been holding down the cost of prescription drug coverage for roughly 25 million Americans will end after this year. — Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

This week’s decision has no impact on the out-of-pocket cap that limits the amount that older adults with standalone Medicare drug coverage spend on their prescription drugs over the course of a year. — Ali Swenson, Fortune, 31 July 2026

The largest group consisted of older adults taking five or more prescription drugs (polypharmacy). — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026

In the preceding months, Clancy had experienced an escalating postpartum mental-health crisis, cycling through a series of prescription drugs and, at one point, checking herself into a psychiatric hospital. — Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 30 July 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