prescription drug
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prescription drug
noun prescription drugs
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A licensed medicine that is regulated by legislation to require a prescription before it can be obtained.
2007, Steven Wilson, "Normal", Porcupine Tree, Nil Recurring.
Prescription drugs, they help me through the day / And that restraining order keeps me well at bay / And what's normal now, anyway?
Opposite: over-the-counter drug
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noun licensed medicine
| Español | medicamento con receta |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 처방약 cheobang'yak |
| 中文 | 處方藥 /处方药 chǔfāngyào |
| Deutsch | verschreibungspflichtiges Arzneimittel, verschreibungspflichtiges Medikament |
| Русский | рецепту́рное лека́рство receptúrnoje lekárstvo |
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title = {prescription drug},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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