prescribed

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The FDA initially required mifepristone to be prescribed in person and taken at a doctor’s office.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

Foundayo was prescribed 5,612 times in its third week on the market, according to IQVIA.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Antidepressants are some of the most widely prescribed medications in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

That overlap creates a practical problem with no clear answer: how do regulators determine why a medication was prescribed?

From Salon • May 2, 2026

To relieve the pain they prescribed this drug and that drug and another drug, because the first one didn’t work and the second one didn’t work, either.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart