as in rules
an inherited or established way of thinking, feeling, or doing
the time-honored prescription among hostelers that you do not mess with another person's stuff
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Recent Examples of prescriptions
An early version of the off-label drug bill would have required pharmacists to fill those prescriptions and barred licensing boards from disciplining providers based on their use of off-label drugs.
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Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2024
These controversial businesses essentially control what Americans pay for their prescriptions.
—Maria Aspan, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
The complaint also says CVS sought reimbursement from federal healthcare programs for such prescriptions in violation of the False Claims Act.
—Steve Leblanc, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
The complaint also alleges that CVS sought reimbursement from federal health care programs for the prescriptions, which would violate the False Claims Act.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 19 Dec. 2024
Loading your audio article CVS is being sued by the Department of Justice for allegedly filling prescriptions in violation of the Controlled Substances Act, then billing federal health care programs for reimbursement.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
Patients reportedly experienced delays in care, denied prescriptions, and scammers allegedly took advantage of the chaos by impersonating healthcare providers to steal financial information.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
This is not the company’s first time receiving federal pushback over prescriptions.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
Officials believe that low staffing levels amid a lack of information made pharmacists susceptible to faulty prescribers who issued fake prescriptions.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2024
These controversial businesses essentially control what Americans pay for their prescriptions.
—Maria Aspan, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
The complaint also says CVS sought reimbursement from federal healthcare programs for such prescriptions in violation of the False Claims Act.
—Steve Leblanc, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
The complaint also alleges that CVS sought reimbursement from federal health care programs for the prescriptions, which would violate the False Claims Act.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 19 Dec. 2024
Loading your audio article CVS is being sued by the Department of Justice for allegedly filling prescriptions in violation of the Controlled Substances Act, then billing federal health care programs for reimbursement.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
Patients reportedly experienced delays in care, denied prescriptions, and scammers allegedly took advantage of the chaos by impersonating healthcare providers to steal financial information.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
This is not the company’s first time receiving federal pushback over prescriptions.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
Officials believe that low staffing levels amid a lack of information made pharmacists susceptible to faulty prescribers who issued fake prescriptions.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Prescriptions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescriptions. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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