prescription drug

noun

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

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Some benefit managers and the employers that hire them to handle prescription drug benefits for their workers have also criticized the state’s demand. Rebecca Robbins, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025 As intermediaries in the prescription drug supply chain, PBMs negotiate prices and manage lists of medicines which are reimbursed under patients’ pharmacy benefit. Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025 The sketch worked as a takedown of both TV pitches for prescription drugs and the guy who drinks to quell his pain while causing harm to those around him. Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2025 Per iSpot, prescription drug manufacturers last year invested $895.8 million on in-game ad units, which accounted for 17.6% of the industry’s overall TV spend. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for prescription drug

Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

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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 10 Mar. 2025.

Medical Definition

prescription drug

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

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