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Recent Examples of prescription drug
The prescription drug prices on the site, however, are only available to patients who are uninsured, or whose insurance doesn't cover it, and who must pay the full list price out of pocket.
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Olivia Rinaldi, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
More than 300,000 people have died from opioid prescription drug overdoses and millions more became addicted.
—Craig R. McCoy, ProPublica, 23 Apr. 2026
Legislators in two states have resisted efforts to restrict prescription drug affordability boards, the controversial panels that are designed to function as rate-setting authorities and place limits on the cost of prescription medicines.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 23 Apr. 2026
He's also spoken about dealing with weed and prescription drug use in the aftermath.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
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Olivia Rinaldi, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
More than 300,000 people have died from opioid prescription drug overdoses and millions more became addicted.
—Craig R. McCoy, ProPublica, 23 Apr. 2026
Legislators in two states have resisted efforts to restrict prescription drug affordability boards, the controversial panels that are designed to function as rate-setting authorities and place limits on the cost of prescription medicines.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 23 Apr. 2026
He's also spoken about dealing with weed and prescription drug use in the aftermath.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 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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Lift the sparkly transparent toilet-seat lid implanted with syringes and prescription pills.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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These include copies of your IDs, insurance documents (medical, home, and auto), family contacts, medical details, and prescriptions.—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
1 May 2026
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But its primary association in the public consciousness since the nineteen-eighties is with the criminal underworld, particularly the drug cartels.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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The new shelter will allow residents to bring pets, which most shelters prohibit, offer a drug and alcohol treatment program and mental health services and assign those admitted a caseworker who will help connect them with professional development programs.—
Michael Cuglietta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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The blanket is available in trendy floral, green botanical, lemon, or checkerboard designs and is priced at $17 each.—
Joseph Erbentraut,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Apr. 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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Confidence in every major institution — government, media, medicine, education — collapsed simultaneously.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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As prices rise and jobs disappear, people across Iran say essentials like food and medicine are becoming out of reach.—
Charbel Mallo,
CNN Money,
3 May 2026
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The Belarusian human rights group Viasna said he repeatedly was denied essential medications and refused contact with his wife and children.—
Claudia Ciobanu,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Instead, many factors, such as lack of sleep, stress, adverse life events, mental health and medications can lead to food noise.—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Parrots make lime green flashes in sacred Almescar trees, a panacea of the indigenous Pataxó community.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Not a panacea Experts cautioned that EVs won’t fully solve problems around the green transition and energy security.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Prescription drug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescription%20drug. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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