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Recent Examples of prescription drug
But China is a bigger importer of prescription drugs than either of our neighbors.
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Dylan Scott, Vox, 5 Feb. 2025
That includes reducing the cost of prescription drugs, making groceries and gas more affordable, and rebuilding roads and bridges while creating good-paying jobs.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Reverse Biden’s order to lower the cost of prescription drugs and cap insulin prices.
—Dan Greene, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2025
This can be a difficult balance for prescription drug ads to land when they are required to list off all their potential side effects.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 2 Feb. 2025
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Dylan Scott, Vox, 5 Feb. 2025
That includes reducing the cost of prescription drugs, making groceries and gas more affordable, and rebuilding roads and bridges while creating good-paying jobs.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Reverse Biden’s order to lower the cost of prescription drugs and cap insulin prices.
—Dan Greene, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2025
This can be a difficult balance for prescription drug ads to land when they are required to list off all their potential side effects.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 2 Feb. 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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The Alliance wrote to the FDA last year, saying more than 200,000 prescriptions for semaglutide drugs not manufactured by Novo Nordisk were being filled by U.S. patients each month, and the agency should consider their role in alleviating the obesity drug supply crunch before barring them.—
Bhanvi Satija, Puyaan Singh,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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The pair meet after the guy picks up a prescription for an extremely gnarly black eye, setting off a whirlwind romance that’s inevitably disrupted by — what else? — a grumpy parent.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
21 Feb. 2025
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Editor's note: Zelenskyy is expected to meet with Trump in Washington on Friday to sign an deal to provide critical raw materials used for items like electric vehicle batteries and cancer drugs.—
Obed Manuel,
NPR,
26 Feb. 2025
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Manzano didn’t have a prescription for the drug, Fitzmorris said.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
26 Feb. 2025
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To course correct, the products are infused with a range of botanicals for an antioxidant boost, as well as deeply moisturizing gylcerin, and hyaluronic acid.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
30 Jan. 2025
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Drawing inspiration from Anguilla’s Arawak tribe, the expansive new wellness center focuses on elements that are intrinsic to both the Caribbean and the Guerlain experience: water, salt, and botanicals.—
Maya Layne,
Vogue,
16 Jan. 2025
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Lawsuits argue that the order discriminates against young transgender people, unlawfully withholds funds appropriated by Congress and violates the right of states to regulate the practice of medicine.—
Francesca Paris,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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These days, she’s come to the realization that her community needs to turn to a different sort of medicine.—
Catherine E. Shoichet,
CNN,
20 Feb. 2025
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Tamiflu, an antiviral for the flu, is often only prescribed after a positive test, but the medication works best when taken within a couple of days of symptom onset.—
Stephanie Anderson Witmer,
Health,
28 Feb. 2025
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Most people taking antidepressants will not experience withdrawal symptoms when quitting the medications, experts said.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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Ultimately, the manifesto is a pivotal framework for industrial safety but not a panacea.—
Gaurav Sharma,
Forbes,
12 Dec. 2024
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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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“Prescription drug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescription%20drug. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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