prescription drug
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3.3
- noun
- /prɪˈskrɪpʃən drʌg/
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medicamento con receta
- You can expect free prescription drugs, not only for the elderly but also for AIDS patients.
- prescription drug use
- prescription drug misuse
- prescription drug abuse
And yes, if people want to buy prescription drugs, fair enough.
- And yes, if people want to buy prescription drugs, fair enough.
- You asked the question, can Mark Cuban make prescription drugs affordable again?
- We're we're going to end expensive prescription drugs, we're going to end expensive housing.
- And stimulants are among the most widely misused prescription drugs, according to the US government.
- People cannot afford the outrageous cost of prescription drugs.
- So to be blunt, MDMA can be turned into a a prescription drug sold by a pharmaceutical company.
- So the bottom line is you only purchase prescription drugs in the US from a state licensed pharmacy.
- There are people in this country who are dying because they cannot afford the prescription drugs and these guys keep raising their prices.
- Please consult your licensed healthcare professionals before taking or ceasing anything, especially prescription drugs.
- My question is, where does one turn when diagnostic testing in the US fails and doctors keep sending people like us home with prescription drugs to mask our symptoms?
- And you're thinking, oh, I really need some data on the number of arrests that have been made for, you know, possession of regulated prescription drugs.
- Yeah, well, I think prescription drug policy is a bright spot.
- So there are clinical data using a prescription drug.
- I think she became addicted to a prescription drugs trying to deal with that constant pain.
- And as we saw before for the SSRIs and other prescription drug treatments.
Examples
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Individuals commonly ask friends who have experience with a particular prescription drug about its effects.
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I've been on prescription drugs for most of my life.
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Eight prescription drugs, three times a day.
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Understanding who is at risk for prescription drug abuse is important for several reasons.
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I'm afraid of prescription drugs.
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The nonmedical use of prescription drugs is a growing problem in the United States and worldwide.
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She took some prescription drugs and mixed it with booze.
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These are prescription drugs!
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In sum, there has been a concerning rise in prescription drug misuse on college campuses in recent years.
Academic text (2006) -
After his examination, the doctor prescribed a prescription drug to help with the patient's condition.
Synonyms
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3.0
A medicine you can get only with a doctor's written order
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3.3
A medicine you can only get with a doctor's written order
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3.2
A medicine a doctor tells you to take
A medicine you can only get with a prescription from a doctor or dentist
Antonyms
How Restricted
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a drug that requires a doctor's written order' is directly and compositionally derived from 'prescription' (a written medical order) + 'drug' (medicine). This noun-noun compound follows common, cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Prescription drug comes from the act of a doctor writing a prescription — a written order — for a drug to be given at the pharmacy. Because the medicine is given only after this written order, the phrase now means 'a medicine you can get only with a doctor's note'.