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    BRAND-NAME DRUG

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    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)play

    Synonyms:

    brand-name drug; proprietary drug

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("brand-name drug" is a kind of...):

    drug (a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic)

    Antonym:

    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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