on prescription
idiom
British
: by having a written message from a doctor that officially tells one to use a medicine, therapy, etc.
The drug is only available on prescription.
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The plan, which passed the Senate 20-15, says the board would be an independent body with the ability to review drug costs and recommend pricing strategies, including price limits on prescription drugs sold in the state.
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J.d. Davidson | The Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2025
Among those fired were scientists who tested food and drugs for contaminants, analysts responsible for studying ways to save money on prescription medicines, communications staff who could inform the public about outbreaks and many more.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 7 Apr. 2025
Biden’s major health-care initiatives under the Inflation Reduction Act, including the $2,000 annual out-of-pocket cap on prescription drugs and the Medicare drug price negotiation program, were not affected by Trump’s executive actions.
—Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot,bertha Coombs, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025
Ernie Tedeschi, director of economics at The Budget Lab at Yale, a nonpartisan policy research center, told ABC News that the average household spent an average of $4,200 on prescription drugs in 2024.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2025
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J.d. Davidson | The Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2025
Among those fired were scientists who tested food and drugs for contaminants, analysts responsible for studying ways to save money on prescription medicines, communications staff who could inform the public about outbreaks and many more.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 7 Apr. 2025
Biden’s major health-care initiatives under the Inflation Reduction Act, including the $2,000 annual out-of-pocket cap on prescription drugs and the Medicare drug price negotiation program, were not affected by Trump’s executive actions.
—Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot,bertha Coombs, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025
Ernie Tedeschi, director of economics at The Budget Lab at Yale, a nonpartisan policy research center, told ABC News that the average household spent an average of $4,200 on prescription drugs in 2024.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2025
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“On prescription.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20prescription. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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