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Recent Examples of patent medicine
His point was that the pills — a patent medicine used as a laxative — and the other three would all reliably deliver for the poor folks of the Mountain State.
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Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 7 Feb. 2025
But one American industry is still keeping the spirit of patent medicine alive: dietary supplements.
—Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2025
Judy Shelton got a taste of patent medicine of this sort when she was mobbed out of a Federal Reserve governorship.
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
In reality, Kang explains, many patent medicines contained drugs like cocaine, morphine or alcohol, giving the illusion of an immediate soothing effect.
—Jordan Friedman, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
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Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 7 Feb. 2025
But one American industry is still keeping the spirit of patent medicine alive: dietary supplements.
—Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2025
Judy Shelton got a taste of patent medicine of this sort when she was mobbed out of a Federal Reserve governorship.
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
In reality, Kang explains, many patent medicines contained drugs like cocaine, morphine or alcohol, giving the illusion of an immediate soothing effect.
—Jordan Friedman, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patent medicine
Noun
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The national conversation around prescription drug pricing is back in full force.—
Wendy Barnes,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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The federal agency recommends people who get traditional Medicare should also enroll in Part D, which provides prescription drug coverage.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For example, some Americans may not have a primary care doctor, thus precluding them from getting a prescription for the Covid shot.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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That means healthy adults and children who want to get the vaccine must now get a prescription outside federal recommendations.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
6 Sep. 2025
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Half-Mile Farm is also home to Serenity Spa which provides massages and therapies based on botanicals from their garden.—
Cassidy Randall,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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The spa, built between mammoth-sized granite boulders, offers Guerlain rituals infused with native botanicals, while the resort’s five restaurants run the gamut from fine French to Mediterranean, pan-Asian, and Creole comfort food.—
Chris Schalkx,
Robb Report,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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One of the benefits of this model is that annual visits are not billed to the insurance company and are instead covered by concierge medicine fees, according to Becky Bean, Novant Health’s senior vice president of Integrated Care Solutions.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Sep. 2025
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As the ability to use AI in health care at scale gains momentum, the opportunity for Tempus to become a standard diagnostic tool and an integral part of mainstream medicine continues to ramp up, Lefkofsky said.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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In the life sciences realm, the company is analyzing molecular and clinical data with the help of artificial intelligence to facilitate drug research and development.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Please let this serve as notice to anybody even thinking about bringing drugs into the United States of America.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Patent medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patent%20medicine. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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