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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patent medicines
prescriptions
Noun
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People with Medicaid — who typically have minimal or no copays for prescriptions — already pay very little.—
Berkeley Lovelace Jr,
NBC news,
8 Jan. 2026 -
Lower-cost generics now represent 9 out of 10 prescriptions filled in America, yet the vast majority are made overseas.—
Richard L. Jackson,
Washington Post,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Patent medicines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patent%20medicines. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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