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Noun Concept
Categories: Patent medicines, Advertising
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patent medicine  nostrum remedium  nostrums  patent medicines  patent remedies
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Medicine that is protected by a patent and available without a doctor's prescription WordNet 3.0
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Medicine that is protected by a patent and available without a doctor's prescription WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A patent medicine is a non-prescription medicine or medicinal preparation that is typically protected and advertised by a trademark and trade name, and claimed to be effective against minor disorders and symptoms, as opposed to an prescription drug that could be obtained only through a pharmacist, usually with a doctor's prescription, and whose composition was openly disclosed. Wikipedia
A medical compound of questionable effectiveness Wikipedia Disambiguation
Product that is promoted and sold as a medical cure, which may not have any medical value Wikidata
Any medicine with a proprietary formula which can be bought without a prescription, irrespective of whether it is protected by a patent. Wiktionary
Any medicine with a proprietary formula. Wiktionary (translation)
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