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Brand-Name Drug

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a drug that has a trade name and is protected by a patent (can be produced and sold only by the company holding the patent)

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Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
proprietary drug
plural
Brand-Name Drugs
possessive
Brand-Name Drug's
pluralpossessive
Brand-Name Drugs'