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Recent Examples of prescription drug
So, is Hovde on board with lowering prescription drug prices or not?
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D.l. Davis, Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024
Perry died from acute effects of the prescription drug ketamine at the age of 54, according to an autopsy report obtained by PEOPLE in December 2023.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
By contrast, Kelly said Harris would cut taxes for the middle class and make prescription drugs more affordable.
—The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
Proposition 34: Requires healthcare providers to spend 98% of their federal prescription drug discount revenue on patients.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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D.l. Davis, Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024
Perry died from acute effects of the prescription drug ketamine at the age of 54, according to an autopsy report obtained by PEOPLE in December 2023.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
By contrast, Kelly said Harris would cut taxes for the middle class and make prescription drugs more affordable.
—The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
Proposition 34: Requires healthcare providers to spend 98% of their federal prescription drug discount revenue on patients.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prescription drug
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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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By the end of the century, lithia water (water with a trace amount of lithium) was marketed as a patent medicine.Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024
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Musk has spoken openly in the past about his use of prescription Ketamine, an anesthetic that has gained interest from doctors and researchers for its potential to treat depression and anxiety.Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
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By 2016, Arkansas had the second-highest opioid prescription rate in the nation, with 114.6 opioids being dispersed for every 100 Arkansans.Bill Bowden, arkansasonline.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Additional drug paraphilia was also found in the vehicle, according to police.Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Both companies have recently found success by selling weight loss drugs.Bruce Gil, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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The lemon flavor mingled eloquently with the eight botanicals in the absinthe giving it a refreshing, citrus spin.Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 29 Oct. 2024
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The distillation involves macerating the botanicals and distilling them in small batches, ensuring the quality and consistency of each bottle.Rachel King, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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Issues about foreign countries, travel, publishing and higher learning, as well as medicine and the law, will be of interest.Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2024
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The chief takeaway from this study is that every bit of exercise is important, said Dr. Sean P. Heffron, an assistant professor of medicine and director of cardiovascular fitness and nutrition at New York University Langone Medical Health.Linda Carroll, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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From routine costs — like co-pays at doctor's visits, therapy sessions and prescription medications — to unexpected medical bills, health care expenses weigh heavily on many people's budgets.Becca Stanek, theweek, 13 Nov. 2024
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At first, these medications were used to treat diabetes.Jackie Snow, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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In politics as in much of life, panaceas don’t exist.Michael S. Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024
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When the first draft of the human genome was unveiled, it was billed as a panacea, hiding within its code secrets that would help each and every one of us unlock a personalized health plan.Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Prescription drug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescription%20drug. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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