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as in tablets
a small mass containing medicine to be taken orally
you'll have to take one of these pills every six hours for your flu
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as in dogs
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
she can be such a pill when things don't go her way
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Recent Examples of pills
Fentanyl can be sold as pills, with some online dealers claiming the pills are Xanax, Percocet and oxycodone.
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2025
On May 6, 2022, Yusuf sold counterfeit blue M30 Oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl to Murray and her boyfriend in a Taco Bell parking lot in Folsom, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2025
At least one child tested positive for fentanyl after California deputies say a worker found pills at a child care center.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
The academy, which offers care for infants to children 10 years of age, is working with law enforcement to determine where the pills came from, deputies said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
In certain cases, healthcare providers may prescribe estrogen therapy, available in forms such as pills, creams, or rings, each delivering the hormone differently.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 21 Mar. 2025
Topical creams and rings provide estrogen directly to the tissues, while a pills or a transdermal patch are often preferred when other menopausal symptoms like hot flashes are present.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 21 Mar. 2025
Police also alleged that there were numerous white pills identified as Xanax packaged in baggies.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025
Over the next 12 months, that single plant accounted for more than 30% of all FDA recalls for pills that didn’t dissolve correctly and could harm patients, a ProPublica analysis found.
—Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, 20 Mar. 2025
Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2025
On May 6, 2022, Yusuf sold counterfeit blue M30 Oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl to Murray and her boyfriend in a Taco Bell parking lot in Folsom, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2025
At least one child tested positive for fentanyl after California deputies say a worker found pills at a child care center.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
The academy, which offers care for infants to children 10 years of age, is working with law enforcement to determine where the pills came from, deputies said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
In certain cases, healthcare providers may prescribe estrogen therapy, available in forms such as pills, creams, or rings, each delivering the hormone differently.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 21 Mar. 2025
Topical creams and rings provide estrogen directly to the tissues, while a pills or a transdermal patch are often preferred when other menopausal symptoms like hot flashes are present.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 21 Mar. 2025
Police also alleged that there were numerous white pills identified as Xanax packaged in baggies.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025
Over the next 12 months, that single plant accounted for more than 30% of all FDA recalls for pills that didn’t dissolve correctly and could harm patients, a ProPublica analysis found.
—Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Pills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pills. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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