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Noun: proprietary drug
  1. 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)
    "The pharmaceutical company invested heavily in developing a new proprietary drug";
    - brand-name drug

Derived forms: proprietary drugs

Type of: drug

Encyclopedia: Proprietary drug