How to Use prescription in a Sentence

prescription

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  • I have to pick up my prescription.
  • The drug is only sold with a prescription.
  • There’s also an option to add a prescription lens, but this bumps the price up to $448.
    — Emma Roth, The Verge, 9 Feb. 2024
  • So, who is looking out for the prescription needs of patients?
    — Jon Stojan, The Arizona Republic, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Warn your kids: 6 out of 10 fake prescription pills are laced with fentanyl.
    — Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 30 May 2023
  • But this is the first birth control pill that has been approved for use without a prescription from a health care provider.
    — Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Hoard is looking forward to getting a prescription for the new drug.
    — Linda Carroll, NBC News, 12 May 2023
  • By this point, a doctor had given her a prescription for Xanax.
    — Susan McFarland, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
  • And the pill will only be able to help people who get a diagnosis and prescription in the first place.
    — WIRED, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Spayd knew that her prescriptions were killing people, Tansey said.
    — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 16 June 2023
  • Steinman adds over-the-counter heartburn drugs, as well as insomnia prescriptions, to the list.
    — Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Don’t get caught attempting to watch your 4K TV without a prescription that can see it.
    — Chris Gallagher, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2024
  • And often, as was the case with imatinib, the $800 leukemia drug, the discounts still don’t make the cost of a regular prescription affordable for the consumer.
    — Lauren Larson, Men's Health, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Note this is for appointments only and not for the prescriptions themselves.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 25 Sep. 2023
  • People are waiting for their checks to buy groceries, to fill prescriptions.
    — Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 24 May 2023
  • The over-the-counter contraceptive does not require a prescription.
    — Jessica Van Egeren, Journal Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Sometimes the best healing prescription may be to simply giggle like an 8-year-old.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The sale and possession of them without valid prescriptions are considered felonies and could be punished by up to 10 years in jail.
    — Huiling Zhou, NBC News, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The shift is akin to getting a new glasses prescription: Everything goes from slightly out-of-focus to sharp and clean.
    — Mike Williams, wsj.com, 12 Dec. 2023
  • About one in four nursing home residents got an antiviral prescription to treat Covid by the end of 2022, a study found.
    — Christina Jewett, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2024
  • He had recently been prescribed Adderall in the U.S., and was surprised to see that the drug was available without a prescription.
    — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2023
  • This is a huge benefit for people who have ever tried to get a prescription and were met with challenges.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 17 May 2023
  • In late March, Max’s father reached out to Bowlby for a testosterone prescription refill.
    — Aliyya Swaby, ProPublica, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Making sure your prescription is current is the beginning of taking care of your eyes.
    — Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Some healthcare providers may advise avoiding all drugs—whether OTC or prescription—during the first trimester.
    — Amanda Gardner, Health, 30 Mar. 2024
  • This is to get up-to-date prescriptions and receive personable advice on the best practices for night driving.
    — Kaitlin Vogel, Health, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Some people need to take OTC or prescription laxatives daily, while others just need them once in a while.
    — Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Getting its debt prescription — if a commission can even agree on one — approved by both houses may be too steep a climb.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2023
  • The rules around whether a pharmacist can dispense a biosimilar without a new prescription vary by state.
    — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Doctors have a few prescription options for this problem, though.
    — Joe and Teresa Graedon, oregonlive, 19 June 2023

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