botanicals

noun

plural of botanical
as in prescriptions

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  1. prescriptions
  2. medicinals
  3. drugs
  4. medicines
  5. medications
  6. pharmaceuticals
  7. potions
  8. nostrums
Noun
  • Seniors count on nearby pharmacies for timely prescriptions, familiar service, and help managing their medications.
    — L. Prather McKinnon, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The company sells generic and select brand-name prescriptions directly to consumers and health care providers, eliminating pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) that tend to inflate retail drug prices.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of prescriptions
Noun
  • Others have a more functional endeavor, foraging for food or medicinals.
    — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of medicinals
Noun
  • LaGrone was directed not to possess weapons, alcohol or drugs and remain under the care of a person whose initials are noted in a document.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Another class of diabetes drugs being explored in this regard are the SGL2 inhibitors such as dapagliflozin and empagliflozin—these help your kidneys to push glucose out of the bloodstream and into the urine.
    — Gavin Francis, The New York Review of Books, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of drugs
Noun
  • Hospitals in the north lack health workers, medicines and equipment, while ambulance services are severely limited and insecurity is obstructing medical deliveries, Tedros said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The Sudan Doctors Network warned the outages endanger hospitals, dialysis centers and blood banks, and threaten the cold storage needed for medicines and vaccines.
    — Hamza Fahmy, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of medicines
Noun
  • Hormones aren’t the only treatments Some patients choose not to take full-body hormonal medications or are advised by their doctors to avoid them because of their medical histories or conditions.
    — Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The costs of the medications to stimulate her ovaries to produce eggs, the donor eggs they would be combined with, and genetic testing for any resulting embryos, were not.
    — Megan Molteni, STAT, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of medications
Noun
  • Sandoz, the Swiss pharmaceuticals company, is one of the last producers of this vital medicine in Europe.
    — Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Small- to medium-sized domestic firms, particularly in the technology, pharmaceuticals, and construction sectors, offered stronger job growth and better employment conditions than larger businesses, ACET said.
    — Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of pharmaceuticals
Noun
  • Just next door its sibling coffee shop serves perfect cappuccinos and seasonal matcha potions.
    — Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026
  • And for thousands of years, as far back as ancient Greece and Rome, scent has been tied to ancient rituals, potions, salves, and herbal remedies.
    — Loren Savini, Allure, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of potions
Noun
  • As is the assault on science, the undermining of research and the promotion of nutty nostrums by those at the highest levels of the federal government.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of nostrums
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