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Show fcrif n J Answers about Health and Medicines from the Proprietary Association. Q. One sometimes hears nonprescription (medicines) referred to as "proprietary" medicines. What does the word "proprietary" mean? . : ' 11 II A. The word "proprietary" "pro-prietary" goes back to English Eng-lish history, and meant the rights reserved to those who held a royal letter of patent on soma, jiroduct. The wrvd today has precise meanings in law, including describing which medicines that a given state will allow for sale without a prescription. Washington Trade Association for the makers of nonprescription nonprescrip-tion medicines. |