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Recent Examples of prescription drug
Optum, Caremark, and ExpressScripts are the top three PBMs that manage nearly 80% of prescription drug claims, according to the independent health research firm KFF.
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Caitlin Huey-Burns, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
In these instances, there are alternative options, like Reglan, a prescription drug used to treat GERD plus nausea and vomiting, or rectal suppositories like promethazine, that may be a better fit.
—Julia Ries Wexler, SELF, 9 Feb. 2026
Lowering prescription drug costs is a worthy objective, and TrumpRx may be a bold approach in rhetoric, but the proposal as currently discussed leaves crucial implementation questions unanswered.
—Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2026
The White House has homed in on prescription drug prices, which data shows are two to three times more expensive on average than those in other developed countries.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
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Caitlin Huey-Burns, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
In these instances, there are alternative options, like Reglan, a prescription drug used to treat GERD plus nausea and vomiting, or rectal suppositories like promethazine, that may be a better fit.
—Julia Ries Wexler, SELF, 9 Feb. 2026
Lowering prescription drug costs is a worthy objective, and TrumpRx may be a bold approach in rhetoric, but the proposal as currently discussed leaves crucial implementation questions unanswered.
—Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2026
The White House has homed in on prescription drug prices, which data shows are two to three times more expensive on average than those in other developed countries.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prescription drug
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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
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Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, the soft drink was initially sold at pharmacies as a patent medicine.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
29 Sep. 2025
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The bill would also allow Iowans to buy ivermectin over the counter without a prescription and ban certain food dyes from school meals and drinks.—
Stephen Gruber-Miller,
Des Moines Register,
20 Feb. 2026
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There are some exceptions that require a prescription, such as using an OTC drug at a higher dose or treating a different medical condition than what is indicated on the label, Moore explains.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
20 Feb. 2026
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The government also stopped collecting and reporting crucial survey findings on transgender students — data that have shown higher rates of depression, drug use, bullying and other problems.—
Mike Stobbe,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Beer that turned green − possibly a chemical reaction with the drugs Dominque Pelicot had been slipping into her drinks and food to render her unconscious for the rapes.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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For a more refined evening, The Vesper Lounge will bring a Scandinavian and Japanese design to Katella Commons for botanical-forward cocktails, martinis and spritzes.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
10 Feb. 2026
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Under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, a dietary ingredient is defined as a vitamin, mineral, herb, or other botanical, or amino acid dietary substance to supplement your diet by increasing the total dietary intake.—
Rebeca Schiller,
Verywell Health,
29 Jan. 2026
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Jade is a plant and a stone, with connotations of balance and healing and wellness in Eastern medicine.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
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Kara Rood, a maternal fetal medicine physician at the Ohio State University who isn't contributing to the trial, feels similarly encouraged by the early results.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
14 Feb. 2026
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Guthrie was last seen on January 31 and is believed to have been abducted from her secluded home without her phone or critical medications.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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There has been no proof of life provided for the 84-year-old, and family has expressed concern about her health because she was kidnapped without her medication.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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But Morès deserves to be recognized as a father of fascism not merely for having applied the old metaphor of the fasces to a new hierarchical order, characterizing it as an interclass panacea.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
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Signature massages use organic oils from the Almescar tree, derived from a bioactive resin which acts as a natural insect repellent, curative panacea, and incense.—
Stephanie Rafanelli,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Prescription drug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescription%20drug. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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