prescription drugs

Definition of prescription drugsnext
plural of prescription drug

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for prescription drugs
Noun
  • Ochoa tried another Kaiser pharmacy around the corner and waited an hour before a staff member came outside to tell everyone that the pharmacy would not fill any more prescriptions for the day.
    CalMatters, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Those with robust coverage likely will use their insurance to fill their prescriptions.
    Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • How would changing the FDA’s rules to make more drugs available OTC affect accessibility?
    Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The minister also said work was already underway with other southern African countries to manufacture drugs locally and pool resources across borders.
    Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Others remain apprehensive about the ongoing therapies and medications that will continue to change their quality of life, coupled with the anxiety of the cancer returning.
    Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 18 Feb. 2026
  • These include thrombolytic medications that dissolve clots, procedures to remove or break up clots or, rarely, surgery.
    Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Prescription drugs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescription%20drugs. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.

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