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Recent Examples of patent medicine
In addition, companies and drugstores exploited loopholes by creating and selling patent medicines with high alcohol content.
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David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 23 July 2023
The classic form of medical quackery in the U.S. market was patent medicine — basically useless concoctions made mainly of alcohol and morphine, sometimes containing downright damaging ingredients like lead and arsenic.
—Kim Adams, Discover Magazine, 30 June 2020
Who wouldn’t be thrilled by a single pill that could fix every unrelated malady? Pink Pills for Pale People were a ubiquitous patent medicine and thus a constant target for criticism.
—David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Nov. 2021
The patent medicine industry would not fully collapse until the 1930s.
—Nicole Hemmer, CNN, 28 Sep. 2021
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David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 23 July 2023
The classic form of medical quackery in the U.S. market was patent medicine — basically useless concoctions made mainly of alcohol and morphine, sometimes containing downright damaging ingredients like lead and arsenic.
—Kim Adams, Discover Magazine, 30 June 2020
Who wouldn’t be thrilled by a single pill that could fix every unrelated malady? Pink Pills for Pale People were a ubiquitous patent medicine and thus a constant target for criticism.
—David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Nov. 2021
The patent medicine industry would not fully collapse until the 1930s.
—Nicole Hemmer, CNN, 28 Sep. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patent medicine
Noun
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Reverse Biden’s order to lower the cost of prescription drugs and cap insulin prices.—
Dan Greene,
The New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2025
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This can be a difficult balance for prescription drug ads to land when they are required to list off all their potential side effects.—
Bruce Gil,
Quartz,
2 Feb. 2025
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Compared to prescription medications, berberine’s effects on weight loss are modest.—
Amy Brownstein, MS, RDN,
Verywell Health,
7 Feb. 2025
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Utah has one of the nation's lowest rates of prescriptions for anti-obesity GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic — but their usage is rising.—
Erin Alberty,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025
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The small-batch gin is distilled in a 19th-century copper alembic still and infused with botanicals and peppercorns sourced from small producers using traditional harvesting methods.—
Lane Nieset,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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For example, a moisturizer designed for humid climates might incorporate native botanicals, ensuring both efficacy and environmental responsibility.—
Wayne Liu,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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There is a very strict window of time in which this medicine can be given — three hours from the onset of symptoms, although there can be exceptions under specific circumstances.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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Amgen: Cramer praised the pharmaceutical giant’s drug portfolio, including its cholesterol medicine and cancer treatments.—
Julie Coleman,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2025
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Cartels will only be put out of business by legalizing drugs and immigration, not by declaring war on them.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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My heart hurts losing another friend 2 the throws of drug addiction & the insane fentanyl crisis thats taken over our country!—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Patent medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patent%20medicine. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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