Prescription Drug

Definition: Prescription Drug

Prescription Drug

Noun

1. A drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist; "he told the doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly".

Synonyms: Prescription Drug

Synonyms: ethical drug (n), prescription (n), prescription medicine (n). (additional references)

Antonym: over-the-counter drug (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Prescription Drug

English words defined with "prescription drug": refill. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Prescription Drug

Domain	Title
References	The 2002 Official Patient's Sourcebook on Prescription Drug Dependence (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Aarp Pharmacy Service Prescription Drug Handbook (reference) Prescription Drug Addiction: The Hidden Epidemic (reference) Health care reform : the time has come : hearing before the Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, second session : long-term care and prescription drug costs, Fort Smith, AR, February 10, 1992; skyrocketing health (reference) Prescription drug costs : a bitter pill to swallow : joint hearing before the Subcommittee on Housing and Consumer Interests and the Select Committee on Aging, House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, second session, September 28, 1992, Loga (reference) Skyrocketing prescription drug costs : effects on senior citizens : hearing before the Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, second session, Lewiston, ME, April 15, 1992 (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	Prescription Drug Abuse DVD (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Prescription Drug

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Non-Fiction Usage: Prescription Drug

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Isaacson, J.H. Preventing Prescription Drug Abuse. (references)
		There are also Prescription Drug Assistance Programs available. (references)
		Ask your pharmacist for the package insert for each prescription drug you take. (references)
Business		Non-prescription pharmaceuticals can be publicly promoted, provided there is no risk of addiction and the product has been marketed for more than five years as a prescription drug. The Law on Medical Advertisements ("Heilmittelwerbegesetz") stipulates the rules for advertisements of OTC products. (references)
Economic History	Canada	The Patented Medicines Pricing Review Board (PMPRB) controls prescription drug prices in Canada. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: Prescription Drug

Speaker	Phrase(s)
Jeanne Shaheen	Well, I disagree with your numbers. I think there are ways to do a prescription drug benefit through Medicare that are not going to cost that amount. And again, I think the way we begin this discussion is by lowering the cost of prescription drugs.
John E. Sununu	We already are providing Medicare coverage through managed care companies, it's called Medicare+Choice. In fact, that's the only part of Medicare that has a prescription drug benefit right now.
Rush Limbaugh	Daschle is denying you farmers and ranchers disaster relief just like he's denying you seasoned citizens a prescription drug bill just so he can blame Bush for it.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Expressions: Prescription Drug

Expressions using "prescription drug": Prescription drug abuse ♦ Prescription drug misuse. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Prescription Drug

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
prescription drug	6,791	prescription drug card	81
prescription drug information	1,103	prescription drug abuse	77
online prescription drug	434	prescription drug vioxx	75
discount prescription drug	404	mail order prescription drug	72
prescription drug canada	334	mexico prescription drug	72
prescription drug reference	286	insurance prescription drug	68
canadian prescription drug	250	prescription drug coverage	67
prescription drug side effects	217	free prescription drug	66
prescription drug plan	180	prescription drug cost	62
prescription drug price	165	prescription drug list	62
prescription drug guide	160	buy prescription drug online	58
prescription drug dictionary	158	prescription drug program	56
buy prescription drug	149	medicare prescription drug	56
prescription drug interaction	141	non prescription drug	54
picture of prescription drug	141	prescription drug index	52
prescription drug info	137	prescription drug addiction	48
prescription drug from canada	120	identify prescription drug	41
prescription drug identification	117	prescription drug definition	39
cheap prescription drug	101	prescription drug on line	37
prescription drug description	93	prescription drug ultram	37
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Prescription Drug

Language		Translations for "prescription drug"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Portuguese		medicamento sob prescrição. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Prescription Drug

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "c-d-e-g-i-i-n-o-p-p-r-r-r-s-t-u"
	-4 letters: prescription.
	-5 letters: congruities, description, incorrupted, introducers, precipitous, predictions, prosecuting, prospecting, reproducing, resprouting, terrorising.
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