prescription
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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
You don’t have to give until there’s nothing left for yourself, especially if you need that $5 for an unexpected prescription or even food.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 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
I reached for the prescription pad on her desk and wrote down Sina’s name with a big question mark.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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Nobody forced viewers to follow his unsound prescriptions.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
A summer survey of dermatologists by Bernstein analyst Courtney Breen found doctors writing markedly fewer prescriptions for the old oral drugs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 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
NHS medical records can contain highly sensitive personal information, ranging from test results and hospital discharge summaries to details of prescriptions and medications.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
In one of the most bizarre aspects of the Volstead Act, veterinarians were also permitted to write out prescriptions for their four-legged patients.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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