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prescription

[pri-skrip-shuhn] / prɪˈskrɪp ʃən /


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Irwin calls for lowering the cost of living through “expanding affordable housing, investing in reliable and lower-cost energy, reducing prescription drug and child care costs, and creating good-paying jobs that help families get ahead.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Glucosamine is widely sold without a prescription and is especially popular among older adults who take it for joint discomfort and joint health.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

Diamantina Cavazos, 38-year-old Dallas-based project manager, has used an online Canadian pharmacy for two years to buy a prescription drug for around $10 a week, a fraction of what it costs in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Written prescription fees from vets will be capped at £21 as part of a raft of changes that practices will be legally required to bring in over the coming months.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

On May 6, the prescription was still hanging on the kitchen cabinet door.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

Nobody forced viewers to follow his unsound prescriptions.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

As for Medicare cuts, “I’d budget for premiums, prescriptions and out-of-pocket costs, then test whether the retirement plan still works if those costs rise faster than expected,” she said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

But he quickly finds that his medical terminology and prescriptions are of little use to the patients troubled by ghostly memories.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

For example, the researchers could not account for changes in medication prescriptions or actual medication use over time, nor could they fully track the development of additional underlying health conditions during the study period.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026

How many times hadn’t the sweet, shy girl in the white jacket taken care of my prescriptions.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez




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