Drug and Patent medicine

Drug

Drug noun - A substance or preparation used to treat disease.
Usage example: prescribed a drug to treat the bacterial infection
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Patent medicine and drug are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Patent medicine" instead a noun "Drug".

Nearby Word: druggy

Patent medicine

Patent medicine noun - Medicine that is protected by a patent and available without a doctor's prescription.
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Drug and patent medicine are semantically related. You can use "Drug" instead a noun phrase "Patent medicine".
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