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Recent Examples of prescription drug
PBMs have been targeted by Congress and the Federal Trade Commission for their powerful role in determining the cost of prescription drugs.
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Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 12 Dec. 2024
Recent alerts from the Food and Drug Administration have warned that supplements widely marketed to men are testing positive for prescription drugs that could have dangerous side effects.
—Akshay Syal, M.d., NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Profits from the pharmacy business have dropped in recent years as reimbursement rates for prescription drugs fall.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
She was also charged with two counts of possession/illegally obtaining prescription drugs and resisting or obstructing an officer.
—Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
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Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 12 Dec. 2024
Recent alerts from the Food and Drug Administration have warned that supplements widely marketed to men are testing positive for prescription drugs that could have dangerous side effects.
—Akshay Syal, M.d., NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
Related article Albertsons calls off merger and sues Kroger
Profits from the pharmacy business have dropped in recent years as reimbursement rates for prescription drugs fall.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
She was also charged with two counts of possession/illegally obtaining prescription drugs and resisting or obstructing an officer.
—Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 3 Dec. 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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In these roles, PBMs decide what pharmacists and pharmacies are paid to dispense prescription medications.Bruce Japsen, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Vitamin D supplements can also have problematic interactions with certain common prescription medications, including statins.Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
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Another Florida native, Moody also spent time with the United States Attorney's Office prosecuting drug, firearm and fraud offenses.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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Bar state and local governments from issuing public health guidelines that ban the prescribing of off-label drugs.Haley BeMiller, The Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2024
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Unlike other famous Broadway botanicals, like Little Shop’s Audrey II, or even Shucked’s drooping corn stalk, HwaBoon doesn’t move, and certainly doesn’t talk.Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 25 Dec. 2024
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Found on the Greek island of Lemnos, the clay was shaped into small pellets or tablets and taken orally, either on its own, as a powder, drunk with wine or mixed with botanicals.Newsweek, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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These places benefit from healthcare infrastructure, access to essential medicines and reliable emergency services.Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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The team found evidence of four different plants that are associated with ancient Maya medicine and divination rituals.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Dec. 2024
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Swiatek appealed that provisional suspension within 10 days, arguing that her melatonin medication was contaminated.James Hansen, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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There are a variety of treatments, including counseling, medications and support groups, to help people who want to end that dependency.Brittney Melton, NPR, 29 Dec. 2024
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Despite these clear advantages, e-invoicing is not a universal panacea for late payments.Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Yet for decades, companies like ExxonMobil have touted plastic recycling as a panacea for plastic pollution.Michael Shank, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Prescription drug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescription%20drug. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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