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cathartics

noun

plural of cathartic

as in drugs

a substance used to induce or speed up the process of defecation Epsom salts, when ingested, act as a cathartic.

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Four people, including a man serving time for murder, have been arrested and accused of smuggling drugs and other contraband into the Pulaski County jail, a news release from the county sheriff's office says.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Aug. 2026
Follow-up testing found that the street drugs contained high levels of N-methylclonazepam, a benzodiazepine that operates similarly to Xanax or Valium.

— Scott Maucione, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026

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Recently, the company partnered with CVS Health to expand access to GLP-1 medications, boosting its direct-to-consumer weight management program.

— Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, the process involves hormone medications to stimulate egg development, monitoring through bloodwork and ultrasounds and an outpatient egg-retrieval procedure.

— Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 10 Aug. 2026

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That is where this story becomes relevant far beyond pharmaceuticals.

— Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
In-space manufacturing is an emerging possibility for companies interested in producing or researching how to create pharmaceuticals, electronics or other technologies in microgravity or a vacuum.

— Euihyeon Choi, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

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The pandemic marked a shift in business because the new storefront was busy with customers looking for natural remedies to fight COVID-19.

— Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Here’s what consumers should know about the recall, including all affected products and remedies.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 31 July 2026

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