patent medicine

Main Entry: pat·ent medicine
Function: noun
: a packaged nonprescription drug which is protected by a trademark and whose contents are incompletely disclosed; also : any drug that is a proprietary

Main Entry: pat·ent medicine
Pronunciation: 'pat-^&nt-, Brit usu 'pAt-
Function: noun
: a packaged nonprescription drug which isprotected by a trademark and whose contents are incompletely disclosed; also : any drug that is a proprietary

patent medicine pat·ent medicine (pāt'nt)
n.
A nonprescription drug or other medical preparation that is often protected by a trademark.