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a substance or preparation used to treat disease
the doctor prescribed two different medications for the infection
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Recent Examples of medications
Today, tens of millions of Medicare beneficiaries rely on Part D to afford their medications.
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Jeffrey Kopp, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Amen pointed out that beta blockers do not cause cravings or withdrawals like other anti-anxiety medications.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Trump signed a memo this week threatening to ban direct-to-consumer advertising for prescription medications, theoretically driving down pharma revenues.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk both are testing pill versions of their weight-loss medications that might be more appealing to consumers than a shot.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Following a mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis last month, Tennessee Republicans are touting a new state law that requires mass shooters’ remains to be tested for antidepressants or hormone replacement therapy medications.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
While these changes may help some patients who lack insurance coverage, experts argue that the cost of GLP-1 medications remains prohibitively high for many.
—Cathy Cassata, Health, 7 Mar. 2025
Seven years later, in April 2016, McNamara died in her sleep at age 46 due to a combination of an undiagnosed heart condition and prescription medications.
—Francesca Gariano, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
To prevent stress and sleep disruptions, avoid screens, and be mindful of the timing of your meals and medications.
—Caitlin Pagán, Verywell Health, 7 Mar. 2025
Jeffrey Kopp, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Amen pointed out that beta blockers do not cause cravings or withdrawals like other anti-anxiety medications.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Trump signed a memo this week threatening to ban direct-to-consumer advertising for prescription medications, theoretically driving down pharma revenues.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk both are testing pill versions of their weight-loss medications that might be more appealing to consumers than a shot.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Following a mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis last month, Tennessee Republicans are touting a new state law that requires mass shooters’ remains to be tested for antidepressants or hormone replacement therapy medications.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
While these changes may help some patients who lack insurance coverage, experts argue that the cost of GLP-1 medications remains prohibitively high for many.
—Cathy Cassata, Health, 7 Mar. 2025
Seven years later, in April 2016, McNamara died in her sleep at age 46 due to a combination of an undiagnosed heart condition and prescription medications.
—Francesca Gariano, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
To prevent stress and sleep disruptions, avoid screens, and be mindful of the timing of your meals and medications.
—Caitlin Pagán, Verywell Health, 7 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for medications
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Mads Claus Rasmussen | Afp | Getty Images Skovronsky thinks that pills could eventually become the primary way that obesity is treated around the world, and that oral drugs could have a larger market share than injectables.—
Angelica Peebles,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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Tidmarsh said the committees would still be consulted on general issues like how to regulate different classes of drugs.—
Arthur Allen,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Understanding asthma medications Asthma is treated with medications, including emergency inhalers, daily long-acting inhalers, combination inhalers, which contains two or more medicines and nebulizer machines.—
Rhonda Conner-Warren,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
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There are different types of biologic medicines, but typically, these powerful drugs work for people with a condition like mine by blocking specific inflammatory pathways in your immune system to help control inflammation and pain.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
11 Sep. 2025
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The big tech giant won’t be required to sell its Chrome browser — one of the remedies originally requested by the Biden-era Department of Justice.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Natural remedies include low-fat milk, yogurt, ginger, or chamomile tea.—
Ann Pietrangelo,
Verywell Health,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Medications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medications. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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