patent medicine

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patent medicine

noun patent medicines

  1. UK A medicine that is protected by a patent.
  2. US Any medicine with a proprietary formula which can be bought without a prescription, irrespective of whether it is protected by a patent.

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@misc{patent_medicine_2026,
  title = {patent medicine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/patent%20medicine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}