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Recent Examples of prescription drug
Medicare’s prescription drug program had a lower rate of 3.7%.
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Louis Jacobson, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Those three largest PBMs conduct 80% of the country's prescription drug business.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Physician and clinical services were 14%, and retail prescription drugs, another 6%.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Cannabis can interact with prescription drugs, affect hormone levels and impact everything from blood pressure to sleep cycles.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 30 June 2025
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Louis Jacobson, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Those three largest PBMs conduct 80% of the country's prescription drug business.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Physician and clinical services were 14%, and retail prescription drugs, another 6%.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Cannabis can interact with prescription drugs, affect hormone levels and impact everything from blood pressure to sleep cycles.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prescription drug
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The school, which occupied a massive home that patent medicine entrepreneur and Civil War surgeon Col. George G. Green built for his daughter in 1912, was full of intact original details, like decorative tiles in the faculty bathroom, bronze sconces in the hallways and an old intercom system.—
Marah Eakin,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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His point was that the pills — a patent medicine used as a laxative — and the other three would all reliably deliver for the poor folks of the Mountain State.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
7 Feb. 2025
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Inside the vehicle, which was registered in Tamura’s name, officers found a rifle case, additional ammunition, a loaded revolver, a backpack, and prescription medication.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
29 July 2025
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That would mean prescribing regimens like the one in POINTER and getting insurance companies to cover those prescriptions.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
28 July 2025
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Once the drugs were administered, Zakrzewski began breathing deeply, surrounded by three prison staffers in dark suits.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The drug only prevents sweating in the injection area.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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These gins aren’t always limited to true botanicals.—
Camille Berry,
Vogue,
15 July 2025
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The Japanese botanicals hung together act as one piece of art, while speaking to the other hues in the room.—
Kathryn O'Shea-Evans,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 July 2025
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Over-the-counter medicine can also minimize inflammation and pain.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
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The array of meditative healing rituals and energy sessions, such as a medicine wheel ceremony, aura photography, past life regression session, hypnosis, and reiki, takes full advantage of local Sedona experts in these areas.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
Travel + Leisure,
26 July 2025
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Pain control: Give your loved one their pain medications as prescribed, and call their doctor if the pain seems uncontrolled.—
Carrie Madormo,
Health,
3 Aug. 2025
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Marder found that most medications used to treat depression try to rebalance neurotransmitters in the brain, and about one in three people with depression face resistance to traditional treatment.—
Olivia Cyrus,
Sacbee.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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For the last decade or so, technology has been touted as the panacea to this problem.—
Vivek Jetley,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Everyone wants a panacea for the problems ailing our industry.—
Bill Mechanic,
Deadline,
15 May 2025
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“Prescription drug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescription%20drug. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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