prescription drug

noun

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

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These supplements are related to the prescription drug digoxin and have similar side effects. Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 6 Jan. 2025 Medicare $2,000 prescription drug cap goes into effect Annual out-of-pocket Medicare Part D drug costs will now be capped at $2,000, as changes enacted with the Inflation Reduction Act go into effect. Lorie Konish, CNBC, 4 Jan. 2025 Here's what to know about the new Medicare prescription drug spending cap. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2024 Medicare will begin capping prescription drug costs at $2,000 annually from January 1—a move that's widely expected to benefit millions of Americans. Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 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 10 Jan. 2025.

Medical Definition

prescription drug

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

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