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单词 prescription drugs
释义

prescription drug

noun

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web That’s a problem Doug Hirsch, CEO of the prescription drug discount platform GoodRx, wants to fix, or at the very least, ease the financial burden of buying medication. Paolo Confino, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2022 Regulators, citing steadily rising medical and prescription drug costs, faced rate increase requests by carriers that were higher for 2023 than last year’s proposals for 2022. Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant, 2 Sep. 2022 As with any other prescription drug, getting naloxone usually requires seeing a doctor—and this can be easier said than done for people living with an addiction, Dr. Vakharia says. Maggie O'neill, SELF, 25 Aug. 2022 For myriad reasons, Black and Hispanic Americans have higher rates of chronic diseases, and thus higher rates of prescription drug spending, than white Americans. Utibe R. Essien, STAT, 22 Aug. 2022 Larger companies like Walmart have offered their own generic prescription drug programs as cost-saving insurance alternatives for years. Vicky Nguyen, NBC News, 19 Aug. 2022 Placing caps on prescription drug price increases is the single most popular provision of the new law, with 76 percent approval nationally, according to a Politico/Morning Consult poll posted Wednesday. Robert Weisman, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2022 Lowers prescription drug costs for millions of families. Ed O'keefe, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2022 The bill includes the biggest investment ever in the US to fight climate change and a cap on out of pocket prescription drug costs for seniors in Medicare. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

prescription drug

noun

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

prescription drugs

noun

plural of prescription drug
as in patent medicines

Synonyms & Similar Words

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