dispensed
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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The investigation also found that the Ayrshire pharmacy which dispensed the drops did not pick up the manufacturer's recall email until nearly three months after it was issued.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
They also contended peptides would be more safely dispensed by regulated compounders than on the gray market — the argument now being made by the Alliance for Compounding Pharmacies.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
Prescriptions dispensed by pharmacies, including for at-home use, rose more than eightfold in the first nine months of 2025 compared with all of 2024, according to the Iqvia Institute for Human Data Science.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
"But we won't know that until we've dispensed several hundred boxes to our patients."
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026
“When can you come home?” she asks after we’ve dispensed with the small talk.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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