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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
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Trump told reporters on Sunday that his administration had cut the price of some prescription drugs by as much as 1,500 percent.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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The Trump administration does have another tool at its disposal to lower the cost of prescription drugs: Medicare drug pricing negotiations.—
Berkeley Lovelace Jr,
NBC news,
31 July 2025
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Still, people who take prescription doses of lithium — which were much higher than the doses used in the new study — can sometimes develop thyroid or kidney toxicity.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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The amount of the monthly bill may change, such as when there’s a new prescription or the plan’s deductible is met.—
Diane Omdahl,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Around the pools are a hammam, steam room, ice fountain and treatment rooms for rituals combining European, Mayan and Middle Eastern elements with botanicals and advanced techniques.—
Laurie Werner,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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Key ingredients: Hyaluronic acid, niacinamide, botanicals | Size: 2.37 oz.—
Brigitt Earley,
Glamour,
24 July 2025
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By the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s, some areas of medicine, such as psychiatry, would face increasing criticism, including from social movements representing women and LGBT people.—
Time,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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When Alec Flynn was in college, the comedian began using standup as a form of medicine to help with depression.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
6 Aug. 2025
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Rudi, 43, was also due to face two charges relating to the same drugs plot as his younger brother.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
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Jones said his life was saved by an experimental drug treatment called PD-1 therapy, which, according to the American Cancer Society, keeps T cells from attacking normal cells.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Patent medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patent%20medicine. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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