Synonyms of patent medicine

patent medicine

noun

as in prescription drug

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prescription drug
• prescription
• botanical
• medicine
• drug
• medication
• panacea
• potion
• remedy
• tonic
• nostrum
• cure
• miracle drug
• wonder drug
• specific
• medicament
• tablet
• physic
• cure-all
• injection
• medicinal
• pill
• pharmaceutical
• capsule
• cordial
• cap
• syrup
• lotion
• serum
• ointment
• salve
• poultice
• sirup
• liniment
• antibiotic
• tincture
• antiseptic
• shot
• embrocation

Examples of patent medicine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

As such, the heyday of patent medicine emphasizes the need for scientific testing and logical skepticism, particularly when confronted by cure-alls and other extraordinary claims. —David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Nov. 2021