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

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Hi Raymott,

It is part of my question.
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Hi 5jj,
unfortunately I was not able to understand your point once I am just a learner.
I am more confuse now.
 

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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.
 
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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.
 
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What does cause out mean?
 
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