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Recent Examples of prescription drug
That includes veterans’ care, rural healthcare access, infrastructure that actually serves communities, securing supply chains, reducing prescription drug costs through transparency and competition, and reforming areas of the federal bureaucracy that waste money and frustrate citizens.
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Kevin Fixler
may 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 May 2026
He was best known for passing bills to crack down on school vaccine requirements, but also authored legislation to ban smoking at youth sports and control the prescription drug market.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 2 May 2026
My health care plan will cap prescription drug spending, create a public option to bring down premiums, and eliminate medical debt for low-income Californians.
—Antonio Villaraigosa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
Employers cited chronic disease, prescription drug costs, greater use of medical care and hospital costs as reasons why health insurance costs more this year, KFF said.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
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Kevin Fixler
may 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 May 2026
He was best known for passing bills to crack down on school vaccine requirements, but also authored legislation to ban smoking at youth sports and control the prescription drug market.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 2 May 2026
My health care plan will cap prescription drug spending, create a public option to bring down premiums, and eliminate medical debt for low-income Californians.
—Antonio Villaraigosa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
Employers cited chronic disease, prescription drug costs, greater use of medical care and hospital costs as reasons why health insurance costs more this year, KFF said.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prescription drug
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So much so that as Shaker communities dwindled through the nineteenth century, others wanted the cachet of their name in the patent medicine world.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
4 May 2026
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But the likeness ends there because, to be clear, Tyler did not use the occasion to tout patent medicines.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
27 Oct. 2025
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In 2023, President Joe Biden eliminated an in-person prescription requirement for mifepristone, permitting distribution of the drug via telehealth and the mail.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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That sense of self, purpose, and advocacy has served her well through the journey to diagnosis and the one that followed — in which Crews combined natural protocols with Western prescription medications, all the way up until the recent focused ultrasound procedure.—
Maggie Ryan,
Flow Space,
8 May 2026
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No antiviral drugs or vaccines currently exist to prevent or reduce symptoms.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2026
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Last month, he was arrested in Arkansas and faced multiple charges including speeding and drug possession, according to online jail records.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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The blanket is available in trendy floral, green botanical, lemon, or checkerboard designs and is priced at $17 each.—
Joseph Erbentraut,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Apr. 2026
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For a more refined evening, The Vesper Lounge will bring a Scandinavian and Japanese design to Katella Commons for botanical-forward cocktails, martinis and spritzes.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
10 Feb. 2026
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The hijacking of humanitarian aid convoys by Hamas and armed gangs prevented the civilian population from receiving food and medicines.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
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Today the United States leads the world in biopharmaceutical innovation, with American companies driving 55% of global R&D and producing more new medicines than any other country.—
Joaquin Duato,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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Talk to your doctor about your medications, as some medications have side effects that can increase your fall risk.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
12 May 2026
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Fragmented treatment infrastructure More broadly, the nation’s treatment infrastructure for excessive alcohol consumption remains fragmented, medications remain underutilized, and harm-reduction strategies long embraced by other countries remain taboo.—
Lev Facher,
STAT,
12 May 2026
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Parrots make lime green flashes in sacred Almescar trees, a panacea of the indigenous Pataxó community.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Not a panacea Experts cautioned that EVs won’t fully solve problems around the green transition and energy security.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Prescription drug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescription%20drug. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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