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prescription

[pri-skrip-shuhn] / prɪˈskrɪp ʃən /


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For the new analysis, that list was compared with population-level prescription data from ICES, Ontario's health data institute, working with Lavina Matai and Zhiyin Li.

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

Since 1997, external, 5,520 people have received a prescription for a lethal dose of medication - with 3,691 deaths.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

At a hearing in May, Steele granted prosecutors’ request for access to “any and all prescription medication on file” for Woods, including type of prescription, number of pills and dosage amount.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

The government-backed website launched earlier this year to connect Americans with discounted prescription drugs.

From Salon Aug. 30, 2026

He looked up as the clouds parted over the Acropolis, and he almost doubted the new prescription lenses Asclepius had given him.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

But he quickly finds that his medical terminology and prescriptions are of little use to the patients troubled by ghostly memories.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

A large study across Ontario has found that widely used medications, including statins and iron supplements, can sometimes trigger a chain of additional prescriptions in older adults.

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

BBC Wales spoke to one woman who was prescribed testosterone by her NHS GP, but when she moved to a neighbouring health board area her new GP surgery refused to continue the prescriptions.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

Hamilton’s prescriptions responded to the unique circumstances of a new nation burdened by Revolutionary War debt, dependent on foreign manufactures and lacking other reliable sources of federal revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 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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