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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patent medicines
prescriptions
Noun
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Patients in that age group also received eight injections and seven prescriptions.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026 -
During the early years of the pandemic, prescriptions for ivermectin surged to 10 times pre-pandemic levels — as doctors prescribed it off-label.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Patent medicines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patent%20medicines. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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