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Recent Examples of prescription drug
Even people with insurance can face high prescription drug costs, especially those with high deductible plans.
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Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
Johnson hopes her son could be helped by a prescription drug called leucovorin, which may help some children who have abnormally low levels of the vitamin folate in their brains.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
A lot of Black voters care about protecting Medicare, bringing down prescription drug prices.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
By doing so, Virginia would leapfrog plans by other states that are at varying stages of establishing their own prescription drug affordability boards.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 4 Mar. 2026
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Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
Johnson hopes her son could be helped by a prescription drug called leucovorin, which may help some children who have abnormally low levels of the vitamin folate in their brains.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
A lot of Black voters care about protecting Medicare, bringing down prescription drug prices.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
By doing so, Virginia would leapfrog plans by other states that are at varying stages of establishing their own prescription drug affordability boards.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prescription drug
Noun
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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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At the time of the 1998 murder-suicide, Brynn had cocaine, alcohol and a prescription anti-depressant in her system, The New York Times reported.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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Accepted medications that can be disposed of at the event include tablets, capsules and other solid forms of prescription drugs, patches, vaping devices and cartridges with lithium batteries removed, prescription ointments, pet medications and vitamins.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Officers then arrested Harrison and searched his body, discovering seven more bags containing drugs.—
Lily Carey,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Apr. 2026
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But the attack may have dealt a blow to the Mexican government’s assertions that the country is a safe place to visit, coming months after widespread attacks by criminal groups in response to a drug lord’s killing.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026
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Services run the gamut from elaborate body treatments all the way to manicures, with a cornucopia of local botanicals integrated wherever possible.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 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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This advancement could bring these powerful light sources out of massive facilities and into more accessible labs, potentially reshaping research in physics, chemistry, medicine, and industry.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Apr. 2026
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Donations of clothing, food and medicine were life-saving to millions of people after World War II.—
William Lambers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
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Instead, the medication was laced with fentanyl.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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Revolution Medicines has received a voucher from the FDA’s Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher pilot program, which is designed to expedite the review of certain medications.—
Eva Flowe
April 21,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Apr. 2026
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The use of video technology has increased the scrutiny, even though it was never sold as a panacea to the issue of refereeing misjudgments.—
Graham Scott,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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To be sure, Ebony Alerts are not a panacea.—
Itay Ravid,
The Conversation,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Prescription drug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescription%20drug. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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