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Recent Examples of patent medicine
But one American industry is still keeping the spirit of patent medicine alive: dietary supplements.
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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
By the end of the century, lithia water (water with a trace amount of lithium) was marketed as a patent medicine.
—Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024
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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
By the end of the century, lithia water (water with a trace amount of lithium) was marketed as a patent medicine.
—Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patent medicine
Noun
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Terrell said her son started having to pay large copays last year, after the state began charging copays for prescription drugs and certain services.—
Berkeley Lovelace Jr,
NBC news,
3 July 2025
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However, evidence suggests that U.S. patients typically enjoy the lowest prices for prescription drugs worldwide.—
Tomas J. Philipson,
National Review,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Their newest version, Lingo, doesn’t even require a prescription from your doctor.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Part of Haidt’s appeal to terrified parents is his willingness to provide a stern and confident prescription: no smartphones before high school, no social media before sixteen, no phones in schools, and more independent childhood play.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
Noun
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The botanicals, including juniper, licorice, rhubarb, and grapefruit, are separated out and macerated, vapor infused, and distilled into the spirit before being blended together.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
24 June 2025
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But a newer style of gin has moved to the forefront, spearheaded by brands like Hendrick’s Gin, a style of gin that is lighter and more aromatic, relying more on the other botanicals present in gin rather than the juniper.—
Jeff Burkhart,
Mercury News,
11 June 2025
Noun
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Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly are also working on oral GLP-1 medicines.—
Rachel Fieldhouse,
Scientific American,
1 July 2025
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So, cannabis is a medicine, People need to have access to it.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
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Here’s how the agency and the administration could improve generic drug safety and reduce future shortages: Openly acknowledge the variable quality of our generic drugs.—
Arthur L. Kellermann,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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If your dry mouth is chronic and/or caused by a Sjogren’s or a side effect of radiation, your doctor may write you a prescription for a drug that increases natural saliva production like pilocarpine (Salagen) or cevimeline (Evoxac).—
Amy Marturana Winderl,
SELF,
8 July 2025
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“Patent medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patent%20medicine. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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