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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
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Most notably, investing in proactive care could save Medicare over $500 billion annually on medical and prescription drug claims.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2025
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Leucovorin, also known as folinic acid, is high-dose prescription drug.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
22 Sep. 2025
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Tylenol wasn't widely used until 1950, when Tylenol Elixir for Children, a prescription medication at first, was promoted as an aspirin substitute, according to Tufts University School of Medicine.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Two years ago, Australia legalized prescriptions of MDMA and psilocybin for PTSD and treatment-resistant depression.—
Soph Warnes,
CNN Money,
28 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
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Bernardo lamented the success teams were having on the break against City after their defeat against Al Hilal in the Club World Cup in July, but City are giving teams a taste of their own medicine, with Haaland leading these rapid attacks.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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For Peter Chin-Hong, MD, an infectious-disease specialist and a professor of medicine at the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, many questions remain unanswered about the ACIP stance.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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In this case that trial was the federal conviction in Texas of Eric Kay, who has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for providing drugs to the pitcher that killed him.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
23 Sep. 2025
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Madrigal pleaded guilty to two counts of killing or causing the killing of Murillo and Hernandez while engaged in a drug-trafficking conspiracy.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Patent medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patent%20medicine. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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