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Recent Examples of prescription drug
Some prescription drugs were found in the couple’s home, and investigators are also looking at other potential causes.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2025
The claim: Trump removed caps on prescription drug prices that Biden ordered
A Jan. 21 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) claims President Donald Trump's actions are increasing prescription drug costs.
—Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Some benefit managers and the employers that hire them to handle prescription drug benefits for their workers have also criticized the state’s demand.
—Rebecca Robbins, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
As intermediaries in the prescription drug supply chain, PBMs negotiate prices and manage lists of medicines which are reimbursed under patients’ pharmacy benefit.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2025
The claim: Trump removed caps on prescription drug prices that Biden ordered
A Jan. 21 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) claims President Donald Trump's actions are increasing prescription drug costs.
—Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Some benefit managers and the employers that hire them to handle prescription drug benefits for their workers have also criticized the state’s demand.
—Rebecca Robbins, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
As intermediaries in the prescription drug supply chain, PBMs negotiate prices and manage lists of medicines which are reimbursed under patients’ pharmacy benefit.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prescription drug
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Judy Shelton got a taste of patent medicine of this sort when she was mobbed out of a Federal Reserve governorship.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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In reality, Kang explains, many patent medicines contained drugs like cocaine, morphine or alcohol, giving the illusion of an immediate soothing effect.—
Jordan Friedman,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Oct. 2024
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According to police, Manzano did not have a prescription for the drug, and police later recovered Xanax from Colbert’s residence.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2025
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PBMs manage prescriptions for more than 275M Americans.—
Seth Joseph,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Drug dealers mix fentanyl, because of its potency and low cost, with other drugs including heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine, which increases the likelihood of a fatal dose, according to the DEA.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacramento Bee,
22 Mar. 2025
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President Claudia Sheinbaum early this month stressed that to stop the flow of drugs into the United States, the U.S. must address gun smuggling.—
Michael Loria,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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Some mocktails rely on manufactured non-alcoholic spirits, botanicals and bitters but others are simple mixtures of fruit juice, soda, and syrup, experts say.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
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Many formulas also contain botanicals and peptides to strengthen and condition the lashes.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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One reason is that the group's clinics are absorbing some of the patients who have lost their doctor to concierge medicine.—
Karen Brown,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2025
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New Uses for Old Drugs: Scientists are using machine learning to find new treatments among thousands of old medicines.—
Eli Tan,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Later in February, Schreiner posted a video claiming the athlete's running speed became slower after taking medication to increase estrogen.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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The unlicensed plastic surgery recovery house next door, common in Miami suburbs There’s no unique license for recovery centers, although their services — including personal care such as bathing and dressing, and helping give prescribed medication — aligns with being an assisted living facility.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2025
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Despite the health risks of having a higher weight, losing weight is far from a panacea.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
26 Mar. 2025
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Here again the promise of technology was seen as a panacea.—
Dina Kraft,
The Christian Science Monitor,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Prescription drug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescription%20drug. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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