patent medicines

plural of patent medicine

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prescriptions
Noun
  • The affordability debate also is playing out in Democratic primaries, though, and some of the candidates who emerged victorious offered more scathing critiques of capitalism and more drastic policy prescriptions.
    Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • In particular, low-income beneficiaries are accustomed to paying $5 to $10 for their standard prescriptions, making $50 a major barrier, according to KFF Health News.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
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“Patent medicines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patent%20medicines. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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