: a drug that can be obtained only by means of a physician's prescription
Examples of prescription drug in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebThat’s more than the $130 billion Medicare spent on all retail prescription drugs in 2022, according to CMS.—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024 The core issue: inadequate reimbursements from pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, which manage prescription drug benefits and claims between health insurance plans and pharmacies.—Dené K. Dryden, Twin Cities, 27 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for prescription drug
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