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a substance that is used to kill harmful bacteria and to cure infections
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Tylenol and NSAIDs both help with pain perception and fever, but the medications do have one key difference.—
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Stimulant Laxatives Laxatives are a group of medications that help promote bowel movements.—
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Health,
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Developing The Drugs Of Tomorrow The heterogeneity of diseases calls for a diverse range of medicines.—
Max Votek,
Forbes,
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Another key feature of UNICEF's response is humanitarian cash transfers, which allow families in Gaza to buy food, clothing, medicines and other essentials when goods are available in the marketplace.—
Sarah Ferguson,
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Get your daily prescription of surrealism with our lustrous homages to fab pharmaceuticals.—
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More mergers will help several industries, Cramer said, naming banking, retail, materials, entertainment, enterprise software and pharmaceuticals.—
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CNBC,
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An early version of the off-label drug bill would have required pharmacists to fill those prescriptions and barred licensing boards from disciplining providers based on their use of off-label drugs.—
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The Enquirer,
22 Dec. 2024
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These controversial businesses essentially control what Americans pay for their prescriptions.—
Maria Aspan,
NPR,
20 Dec. 2024
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“Antibiotics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antibiotics. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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