proprietary medicine

[carla guaraldi]

Hi there,
Does anybody know the difference between proprietary medicine and patent medicine?
Thanks in advance.

 

[Raymott]

Hi there,
Does anybody know the difference between proprietary medicine and patent medicine?
Thanks in advance.

Are you sure they're different? Or is that part of your question? A drug with a patent on it sounds like a proprietary drug to me.

 

[5jj]

I'd be very wary about taking a patent medicine.

 

[Raymott]

I'd be very wary about taking a patent medicine.

Ah, so patented medicines are not patented?
"Patent medicine" is a misnomer since in most cases, although products might be trademarked, they are not patented."
I'm afraid I was caught out by that piece of strange logic. ;-)

 

[carla guaraldi]

Hi Raymott,

It is part of my question.
Thank you

 

[carla guaraldi]

Hi 5jj,
unfortunately I was not able to understand your point once I am just a learner.
I am more confuse now.

 

[5jj]

Ah, so patented medicines are not patented?

If I ever saw the words 'patented medicine' I would assume that it patented. It's 'patent (without the -ed) medicines' that are not patented.

 

[5jj]

I was not able to understand your point

Some patent medicines had no effect at all, and some were actually dangerous.

 

[carla guaraldi]

Hi 5jj,
I think I have understood now. I found out this piece of information:
Patent Medicine Started the Pharmaceutical Industry in the
USA
Patent medicines were preparations that often contained various
ingredients such as opium and alcohol and claimed to cure many if not all
diseases.
-I did not know that patent had the above meaning.
Thanks very much for your help.

 

[carla guaraldi]

What does cause out mean?

 

[5jj]

What does 'cause out' mean?

( think it's a typo. Raymott probably meant 'caught out'.