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pill

[pil] / pɪl /
NOUN
capsule of medicine
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NOUN
person who is annoying
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Pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, has been used for over a decade to prevent HIV, but its reliance on a daily pill has limited its impact on global infections.

From Barron's

For Rosie, hearing her daughter's diagnosis "was a very hard pill to swallow".

From BBC

On Nov. 9, the drugmaker announced that a heart pill it is developing cut levels of harmful LDL cholesterol in clinical trials.

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After Carlson falsely presented it as forbidden information with “you were not allowed to criticize the pill,” Means fired off a rapid series of lies.

From Salon

Swiss drug company Novartis said Tuesday it plans to cut 550 jobs in Switzerland by the end of 2027 as it modernises a factory to cease producing pills and capsules to focus on cell therapies.

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