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January 23, 2025 4 min read Could gene editing produce a tasty citrus fruit that doesn’t interfere with prescription drugs?
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Charlotte Hu, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025
Pattie Aldrich, whose face was burned in an accident, spent three years at Lowell for selling prescription drugs.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
Recent economics studies have provided compelling examples: Many countries have adopted cost-effectiveness thresholds to determine the coverage and pricing for prescription drugs.
—Ge Bai, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Another positive: The Biden administration on Friday unveiled the next 15 prescription drugs , including Ozempic, that will be subject to price negotiations between manufacturers and Medicare.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 19 Jan. 2025
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Charlotte Hu, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025
Pattie Aldrich, whose face was burned in an accident, spent three years at Lowell for selling prescription drugs.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
Recent economics studies have provided compelling examples: Many countries have adopted cost-effectiveness thresholds to determine the coverage and pricing for prescription drugs.
—Ge Bai, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Another positive: The Biden administration on Friday unveiled the next 15 prescription drugs , including Ozempic, that will be subject to price negotiations between manufacturers and Medicare.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 19 Jan. 2025
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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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Cole’s prescription had been covered under his insurance, Optum Rx, which is owned by UnitedHealth Group, the lawsuit alleges.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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Utah has one of the nation's lowest rates of prescriptions for anti-obesity GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic — but their usage is rising.—
Erin Alberty,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025
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Behind her was a group of patients who had bused there from a rehab center for drug and alcohol addiction.—
Dan Pompei,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Cartels will only be put out of business by legalizing drugs and immigration, not by declaring war on them.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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The small-batch gin is distilled in a 19th-century copper alembic still and infused with botanicals and peppercorns sourced from small producers using traditional harvesting methods.—
Lane Nieset,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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For example, a moisturizer designed for humid climates might incorporate native botanicals, ensuring both efficacy and environmental responsibility.—
Wayne Liu,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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No other blood medicine is so certain in its results as Ayers’s Sarsaparilla.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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This action has stopped starving children from receiving food and medicine, many of whom will die as a direct result.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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Organizations like Lopez’s help those with the disease access antiretroviral medications needed to reduce the risk of transmission, and give them a chance at a long, healthy life.—
Hira Humayun,
CNN,
16 Feb. 2025
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His lawyers also argued that his longtime use of a medication to treat back pain could result in the pentobarbital used in lethal injections being ineffective or less effective.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
16 Feb. 2025
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Trying to make up some revenue, Trump has stepped outside GOP orthodoxy, touting tariffs as a budgetary panacea.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
19 Jan. 2025
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Of course, none of these fitness tips on their own is a workout panacea that’ll transform your routine.—
Christa Sgobba,
SELF,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Prescription drug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescription%20drug. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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