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Recent Examples of prescription drug
Johnson hopes her son could be helped by a prescription drug called leucovorin, which may help some children who have abnormally low levels of the vitamin folate in their brains.
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Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
A lot of Black voters care about protecting Medicare, bringing down prescription drug prices.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
By doing so, Virginia would leapfrog plans by other states that are at varying stages of establishing their own prescription drug affordability boards.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 4 Mar. 2026
The 1962 Kefauver–Harris Amendments, which required drugmakers to prove their products were both safe and effective to receive FDA approval, also gave the FDA explicit authority over prescription drug advertising.
—Anna Chorniy, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2026
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Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
A lot of Black voters care about protecting Medicare, bringing down prescription drug prices.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
By doing so, Virginia would leapfrog plans by other states that are at varying stages of establishing their own prescription drug affordability boards.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 4 Mar. 2026
The 1962 Kefauver–Harris Amendments, which required drugmakers to prove their products were both safe and effective to receive FDA approval, also gave the FDA explicit authority over prescription drug advertising.
—Anna Chorniy, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prescription drug
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But the likeness ends there because, to be clear, Tyler did not use the occasion to tout patent medicines.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
27 Oct. 2025
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Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, the soft drink was initially sold at pharmacies as a patent medicine.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
29 Sep. 2025
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Passed a bill that would make the antiparasitic medication ivermectin available without a prescription.—
Riley Bunch,
AJC.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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In Louisiana, hepatitis C cure prescriptions increased fivefold.—
Michael Rose,
STAT,
3 Apr. 2026
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But the company is monitoring how many patients increase to higher doses of the drug, particularly the 9-mg and 25-mg versions.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2026
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Minnesota legalized drug paraphernalia in 2023.—
Ashley Grams,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Services run the gamut from elaborate body treatments all the way to manicures, with a cornucopia of local botanicals integrated wherever possible.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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For a more refined evening, The Vesper Lounge will bring a Scandinavian and Japanese design to Katella Commons for botanical-forward cocktails, martinis and spritzes.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
10 Feb. 2026
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This could apply to writing projects, study, publishing, the law or medicine.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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The flat logistic curve that makes the rising tide gradual also means the final climb toward 99%-plus reliability is a long one, a meaningful buffer for error-intolerant professions in law, medicine, and engineering.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
5 Apr. 2026
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The defense has noted that Clancy, a labor and delivery nurse, had been prescribed 15 medications in the months prior for her postpartum depression.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
8 Apr. 2026
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Authorities later executed multiple search warrants and collected items from the home, including exercise bands, medications, electronic devices, notebooks, clothing and a knife.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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To be sure, Ebony Alerts are not a panacea.—
Itay Ravid,
The Conversation,
13 Mar. 2026
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Cons to Using Orange Peels While often touted as a panacea around the garden, orange peels have some downsides.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Prescription drug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescription%20drug. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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