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Recent Examples of prescription drug
Some prescription drugs were found in the couple’s home, and investigators are also looking at other potential causes.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2025
The claim: Trump removed caps on prescription drug prices that Biden ordered
A Jan. 21 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) claims President Donald Trump's actions are increasing prescription drug costs.
—Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Some benefit managers and the employers that hire them to handle prescription drug benefits for their workers have also criticized the state’s demand.
—Rebecca Robbins, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
As intermediaries in the prescription drug supply chain, PBMs negotiate prices and manage lists of medicines which are reimbursed under patients’ pharmacy benefit.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2025
The claim: Trump removed caps on prescription drug prices that Biden ordered
A Jan. 21 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) claims President Donald Trump's actions are increasing prescription drug costs.
—Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Some benefit managers and the employers that hire them to handle prescription drug benefits for their workers have also criticized the state’s demand.
—Rebecca Robbins, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
As intermediaries in the prescription drug supply chain, PBMs negotiate prices and manage lists of medicines which are reimbursed under patients’ pharmacy benefit.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prescription drug
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Judy Shelton got a taste of patent medicine of this sort when she was mobbed out of a Federal Reserve governorship.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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In reality, Kang explains, many patent medicines contained drugs like cocaine, morphine or alcohol, giving the illusion of an immediate soothing effect.—
Jordan Friedman,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Oct. 2024
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PBMs manage prescriptions for more than 275M Americans.—
Seth Joseph,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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According to police, Manzano did not have a prescription for the drug, and police later recovered Xanax from Colbert’s residence.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2025
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The intrigue: Is the rising use of weight-loss drugs causing people to snack less?—
Nathan Bomey,
Axios,
22 Mar. 2025
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President Claudia Sheinbaum early this month stressed that to stop the flow of drugs into the United States, the U.S. must address gun smuggling.—
Michael Loria,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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Some mocktails rely on manufactured non-alcoholic spirits, botanicals and bitters but others are simple mixtures of fruit juice, soda, and syrup, experts say.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
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Many formulas also contain botanicals and peptides to strengthen and condition the lashes.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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All of this — new medicines, new jobs, new opportunities for kids — is too important to lose.—
Megan Barkdull,
Orlando Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2025
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Although the secretary of state and Elon Musk have assured the public that the new administration’s actions have not disrupted the distribution of life-saving medicine, that just isn’t true.—
John Green,
The Atlantic,
15 Mar. 2025
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Common pain medication could reduce cancer spread, study finds.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
12 Mar. 2025
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A number of conditions and medications can impede the testing process.—
Fiorella Valdesolo,
TIME,
12 Mar. 2025
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Yager acknowledges that his operation is no panacea for the region’s worsening housing struggles.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Feb. 2025
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Administrators have convinced themselves this will be the panacea that ends the practice of collectives throwing money at recruits/transfers under the guise of NIL.—
Stewart Mandel,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Prescription drug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescription%20drug. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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