PATENT MEDICINES Synonyms: 40 Similar Words

patent medicines

noun

plural of patent medicine

as in prescription drugs

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prescriptions

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Women across the country are still struggling to fill prescriptions for estrogen patches.

— Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
In a separate prescription fraud scheme, Christina Mareik, 61, of Whittier, was charged for her role in allegedly submitting thousands of bogus prescriptions for high-reimbursement generic drugs to Medi-Cal, California's Medicaid program.

— Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

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