| NOUN | artifact | proprietary drug, brand-name drug | a drug that has a trade name and is protected by a patent / patent (can be produced and sold only by the company holding the patent / patent) |
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| Meaning | A drug that has a trade name and is protected by a patent / patent (can be produced and sold only by the company holding the patent / patent). | |
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| Synonym | brand-name drug | |
| Broader | drug | A substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic |
| Opposite | generic drug | When the patent protection for a brand-name drug expires generic versions of the drug can be offered for sale if the FDA agrees |
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