How to Use prescription drug in a Sentence

prescription drug

noun
  • By the way, prescription drug prices have risen a mere 2.2% in the last year.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 10 May 2022
  • The third is bringing down the cost of prescription drugs.
    — The Economist, 6 Feb. 2020
  • The chart below shows the cost of ten popular prescription drugs in the U.S. and how prices compare to the cost in the U.K.
    — Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
  • Since at least 2006, Democrats have promised to drive down prescription drug costs.
    — Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2021
  • While the cost of prescription drugs is still an issue,...
    — WSJ, 16 Mar. 2020
  • PBMs were created in the 1960s as a way to process prescription drug claims.
    — Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2024
  • What is the 63-day window that the Part D prescription drug plan is talking about?
    — Toni King, Houston Chronicle, 18 Aug. 2020
  • Sanders asked if Kennedy and Trump would work with him on lowering the price of prescription drugs.
    — Megan Lebowitz, NBC news, 14 May 2025
  • Senate Democrats say the costs are necessary to reign in the rising costs of prescription drugs across the state.
    — J.d. Davidson | The Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Lowering the cost of health care, as well as the cost of prescription drugs, are scheduled to be a major theme of the speech, aides said.
    — Andrew Restuccia, WSJ, 5 Feb. 2020
  • Healthcare and prescription drug prices were a common message in each of the ads.
    — Caitlin Conant, CBS News, 1 Sep. 2020
  • The only out-of-pocket cost would be on prescription drugs.
    — Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 6 Feb. 2020
  • Gaulden also pleaded guilty to his role in a prescription drug fraud ring in Utah.
    — Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
  • Here's what to know about the new Medicare prescription drug spending cap.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Democrats this week are renewing their calls to cap prescription drug prices, and Sen. Ron Wyden has found a scapegoat in the cause.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 26 Jan. 2022
  • The sketch worked as a takedown of both TV pitches for prescription drugs and the guy who drinks to quell his pain while causing harm to those around him.
    — Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Seniors’ out-of-pocket prescription drug costs would be capped at $2,000 a year.
    — Jennifer Haberkorn, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2021
  • PBMs were created in the late 1950s to help health plans manage prescription drug costs.
    — Jake Frenz, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Those in standalone Part D prescription drug plans can also make a change.
    — oregonlive, 12 Oct. 2020
  • Who's out there fighting for you and trying to lower your prescription drug prices?
    — ABC News, 6 Nov. 2022
  • In the House, Mr. Welch, 75 years old, was known as one of the most vocal proponents of lowering prescription drug prices.
    — Kristina Peterson, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Look, this past week, this movement to reduce prescription drug prices, that's going to help Democrats.
    — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2023
  • One of your doctors may have fallen out of network or your prescription drug prices may have gone up.
    — CBS News, 12 Oct. 2022
  • One of your doctors could have fallen out of network or your prescription drug prices might have gone up.
    — Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2022
  • President Trump has launched a last-minute prescription drug payment scheme with no way to pay for it.
    — TheWeek, 25 Sep. 2020
  • The point of prescription drugs is to help people improve their quality of life.
    — Anna Yeo, STAT, 12 June 2024
  • There would be lower prescription drug costs, limiting the price of insulin to $35 a dose.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Democrats hope their new health care, tax and climate law begins to rein in soaring prescription drug prices.
    — Simon F. Haeder, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Researchers note that prior authorization has grown more prevalent as health care costs rise, particularly in areas like lab testing, physical therapy, prescription drugs, and imaging.
    — Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
  • Countries may also purchase prescription drugs through their own central medical stores, which are government-run or semi-autonomous agencies that procure, store and distribute medicines on behalf of national health systems.
    — Nahim Bin Zahur, The Conversation, 17 June 2025

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