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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
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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 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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