patent medicine
- n medicine that is protected by a patent and available without a doctor's prescription
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- Booze Restores Vigor, 9 Of 10 Charlatans Agree
In the old days, a case of the nerves, constipation or a general lack of vitality could lead someone to try a patent medicine. Though filled with sketchy ingredients, the old remedies may have worked sometimes, too.
Aug. 10, 2013 - NPR