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Recent Examples of prescription drug
Some supplements can contain ingredients not listed on the label, including prescription drugs.
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Caroline Tien, SELF, 28 Apr. 2025
Senate Democrats say the costs are necessary to reign in the rising costs of prescription drugs across the state.
—J.d. Davidson | The Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2025
Americans medicine cabinets are filled with prescription drugs that are often made in or contain ingredients from China or India.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
President announced on Tuesday new measures to lower the costs of prescription drugs, which include increasing competition and creating transparency.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
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Caroline Tien, SELF, 28 Apr. 2025
Senate Democrats say the costs are necessary to reign in the rising costs of prescription drugs across the state.
—J.d. Davidson | The Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2025
Americans medicine cabinets are filled with prescription drugs that are often made in or contain ingredients from China or India.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
President announced on Tuesday new measures to lower the costs of prescription drugs, which include increasing competition and creating transparency.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prescription drug
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The school, which occupied a massive home that patent medicine entrepreneur and Civil War surgeon Col. George G. Green built for his daughter in 1912, was full of intact original details, like decorative tiles in the faculty bathroom, bronze sconces in the hallways and an old intercom system.—
Marah Eakin,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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His point was that the pills — a patent medicine used as a laxative — and the other three would all reliably deliver for the poor folks of the Mountain State.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
7 Feb. 2025
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Clinical trials also study other aspects of care, such as improving quality of life or controlling symptoms with lifestyle medicine and prescription nutrition and exercise.—
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center,
Miami Herald,
16 May 2025
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Instead of writing prescriptions for pills, doctors can prescribe a free pass to a museum, an invitation to join a gardening club, or a support group for people facing similar struggles.—
Kim Samuel,
Scientific American,
16 May 2025
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Married since 2013, the couple started trying for their fourth baby with the help of fertility drugs.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
9 May 2025
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With an intensive course of anti-tuberculosis antibiotics and an anti-inflammatory drug, the man's symptoms gradually began to ease.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
9 May 2025
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Devil’s Grin Texas Gin, a small-batch spirit that incorporates 14 botanicals sourced from Texas and around the world, is produced by Silver Star Spirits.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Options include botanicals like quercetin, stinging nettle, and butterbur, as well as vitamins and minerals like zinc and vitamin C.2 But do supplements really work for allergy relief?—
Sarah Cottone,
Health,
16 Apr. 2025
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Huntley’s healing came, in part, through nature and plant medicine.—
Stephanie Long,
Essence,
15 May 2025
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The big three injectable prescription weight loss medicines: Ozempic, Victoza, and Wegovy.—
Kate Knibbs,
Wired News,
15 May 2025
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The small-molecule medications subject to the pill penalty are often more affordable, easier to distribute and more accessible to patients.—
Julio Fuentes,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2025
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Be sure to safely dispose of prescriptions and OTC medications using a local drug take-back program.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 May 2025
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For the avoidance of doubt, these are Spurs supporters, which just goes to show that remaining in the Premier League is not a panacea.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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An obvious suggestion is to improve diversity in the training data of AI models, but Gaeta says this isn’t a panacea and could lead to other ethical problems.—
Reece Rogers,
WIRED,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Prescription drug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescription%20drug. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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