prescription drug

noun

: a drug that can be obtained only by means of a physician's prescription

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For Hall, the influence of progressives can be seen in a number of Harris' economic policies, like tax credits for first-time home buyers and lowering prescription drug costs. Ivana Saric, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024 Republican lawmakers have long enjoyed — and reciprocated — support from pharmaceutical companies, even vowing to dismantle a law signed by President Biden that allows the government to negotiate the price of prescription drugs for Medicare enrollees. Michelle R. Smith, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024 Also in 2020, Trump issued a rule setting up a path to import prescription drugs from Canada, where medication prices are 44% of those in the U.S. Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2024 While PBMs have dominated the pharmacy benefits market with unchallenged authority–the three largest PBMs managing over 80% of the prescription drugs dispensed in the US–tectonic shifts in the market have begun to expose cracks in the legacy PBM model. Seth Joseph, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for prescription drug 

Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of prescription drug was in 1872

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“Prescription drug.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prescription%20drug. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

prescription drug

noun
: a drug that can be obtained only by means of a physician's prescription

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