How to Use prescription drug in a Sentence

prescription drug

noun
  • Which prescription drugs are covered varies from plan to plan and from year to year.
    — Liz Weston, chicagotribune.com, 28 Oct. 2019
  • This holds true for both OTC and prescription drugs.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Healthcare and prescription drug prices were a common message in each of the ads.
    — Caitlin Conant, CBS News, 1 Sep. 2020
  • Gaulden also pleaded guilty to his role in a prescription drug fraud ring in Utah.
    — Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
  • This increase in health care costs is largely due to an increase in prescription drug prices.
    — Brit Morse, Fortune, 16 July 2025
  • One of your doctors may have fallen out of network or your prescription drug prices may have gone up.
    — CBS News, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Who's out there fighting for you and trying to lower your prescription drug prices?
    — ABC News, 6 Nov. 2022
  • And most of them take at least one, and often several, prescription drugs to stay healthy.
    — Michelle Flowers, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 July 2025
  • One of your doctors could have fallen out of network or your prescription drug prices might have gone up.
    — Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Here's what to know about the new Medicare prescription drug spending cap.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Twenty percent of children are on one or more prescription drugs.
    — Alex Ward, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
  • When mixed with alcohol or some prescription drugs, those dangers can grow.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Democrats hope their new health care, tax and climate law begins to rein in soaring prescription drug prices.
    — Simon F. Haeder, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Politicians for years have been making a show of wringing their hands over sky-high prescription drug prices.
    — Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2021
  • Will TrumpRx have the cheapest prices for prescription drugs?
    — John Wilkerson, STAT, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Since at least 2006, Democrats have promised to drive down prescription drug costs.
    — Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2021
  • But are prescription drugs driving that increase?
    — Paula Span, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Goldstein died a year later from a prescription drug overdose.
    — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The point of prescription drugs is to help people improve their quality of life.
    — Anna Yeo, STAT, 12 June 2024
  • Those in standalone Part D prescription drug plans can also make a change.
    — oregonlive, 12 Oct. 2020
  • Both described how high-cost prescription drugs hurt the ability of their members to live healthy lives.
    — Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 18 Sep. 2023
  • But the whole family regard her as a bit of a joke, because she’s been lost to prescription drugs a long time ago.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 June 2025
  • Most Americans looking for their prescription drugs won’t find that many deals on the site.
    — Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
  • After the tour, Noel quit drugs but got addicted to prescription drugs.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
  • But this prescription drug is recommended only for five days of use.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
  • Now, Amazon is using them as a prescription drug pickup point.
    — PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Trump could still score a big win on prescription drugs before the 2020 election.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 31 Dec. 2019
  • Look, this past week, this movement to reduce prescription drug prices, that's going to help Democrats.
    — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Assistance from these programs could cut your copay or even provide a prescription drug at no cost.
    — Adam Pate, The Conversation, 16 Dec. 2025
  • The risk of drug interactions and side effects is even greater among the many older adults who take prescription drugs.
    — Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 8 Jan. 2024

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