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an inherited or established way of thinking, feeling, or doing
the time-honored prescription among hostelers that you do not mess with another person's stuff
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Still, patients need to jump through logistical hurdles to secure a prescription or insurance coverage.
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Team Verywell Health, Verywell Health, 24 Jan. 2025
Members of the family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and the company itself, agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion in a new settlement to lawsuits over the toll of the powerful prescription painkiller, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Thursday.
—Geoff Mulvihill, The Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2025
Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas had the highest levels as of the week of Jan. 18, according to the Walgreens Flu Index, compiled using retail prescription data for antiviral medications used to treat the flu across Walgreens locations.
—Tina Reed, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025
Previously, Medicare was prohibited by law from engaging in such negotiations, leaving the program vulnerable to soaring prescription costs.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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Team Verywell Health, Verywell Health, 24 Jan. 2025
Members of the family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and the company itself, agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion in a new settlement to lawsuits over the toll of the powerful prescription painkiller, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Thursday.
—Geoff Mulvihill, The Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2025
Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas had the highest levels as of the week of Jan. 18, according to the Walgreens Flu Index, compiled using retail prescription data for antiviral medications used to treat the flu across Walgreens locations.
—Tina Reed, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025
Previously, Medicare was prohibited by law from engaging in such negotiations, leaving the program vulnerable to soaring prescription costs.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Prescription.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescription. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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