PRESCRIPTION DRUG Synonyms: 39 Similar Words

prescription drug

noun

Definition of prescription drug

as in patent medicine

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Recent Examples of prescription drug But at a hearing in May, Judge Steele granted the state’s request for access to Woods’ prescription drug records. — Bob Harkins, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Talarico’s plan involves breaking up large healthcare companies, allowing people to shop around for medication and lowering prescription drug prices. — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2026 Woods’ prescription drug history has been an early focus of the prosecution’s case. — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026 In Russia, phenibut is a prescription drug used to treat anxiety, insomnia, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder and other ailments. — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prescription drug

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So much so that as Shaker communities dwindled through the nineteenth century, others wanted the cachet of their name in the patent medicine world.

— Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 4 May 2026
But the likeness ends there because, to be clear, Tyler did not use the occasion to tout patent medicines.

— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2025

Definition of patent medicine

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Her husband hurriedly shut the door and begged her to see a doctor for a tranquilizer prescription.

— Elvira Navarro, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Every day, Hy-Vee pharmacy manager Erin Jensen dispenses prescriptions for GLP-1 drugs, the weight-loss medications that have more than tripled in popularity in the last two years in the United States.

— Israel Schuman, Des Moines Register, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of prescription

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The men entered the home with guns, found no drugs and fatally shot the three residents, who lived just across the street from Norman, the records show.

— MICHAEL GRACZYK, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
Leigh, Beck was told, was a drug addict who had been cheating on him behind his back.

— Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of drug

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Gingham, plaids, and checks are geometrically simple and can function like a neutral next to a busy botanical.

— Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2026
One of the most common varieties of this picturesque botanical, English ivy (Hedera helix), might be harming your tree.

— Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 30 Aug. 2026

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The step is expected to radically increase production of the rare isotopes that will enable the next century of innovation in medicine and energy.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
Unfortunately, Illinois Medicaid does not cover obesity medicines, putting some of the most effective treatments available out of reach for nearly 3 million Illinois residents who also deserve equitable care.

— Disha Narang, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of medicine

Noun

The issue roiled French politics for years before lawmakers recently approved legislation allowing adults with incurable illnesses to receive lethal medication.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
Doctors may recommend a combination of lifestyle changes, breathing devices, medications, and sometimes surgery.

— Lindsay Curtis, HEALTH, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of medication

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