patent medicine
US /ˈpæt.ənt ˌmed.ɪ.sɪn/
UK /ˈpæt.ənt ˌmed.ɪ.sɪn/
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medicina brevettata, farmaco da banco
a medicine made and sold under a patent and usually without a prescription, often with exaggerated claims of its effectiveness
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In the old West, traveling salesmen often peddled various patent medicines.
Nel vecchio West, i venditori ambulanti spesso spacciavano varie medicine brevettate.
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Many early patent medicines contained alcohol or opium.
Molte delle prime medicine brevettate contenevano alcol o oppio.