prescription drug

noun

: a drug that can be obtained only by means of a physician's prescription

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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 The Trump administration and GOP lawmakers promised voters in 2024 that the party would lower the cost of prescription drugs, viewed by consumers as a significant economic concern. Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025 There are some unfortunate provisions to the EO, particularly its call to increase prescription drug importation. Wayne Winegarden, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025 Elderly adults are more susceptible to diseases, impairments and mobility limitations that require prescription drugs and accessories like walkers, shower seats, incontinence products, pacemakers and insulin pumps. Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for prescription drug

Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of prescription drug was in 1872

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“Prescription drug.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prescription%20drug. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

Medical Definition

prescription drug

noun
: a drug that can be obtained only by means of a physician's prescription

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