pill in the pocket
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pill in the pocket (plural pills in the pocket)
- (idiomatic, medicine) A medication, usually prescribed by a physician, which the patient is to carry with him or her, and which is to be used only under certain conditions.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pill, in, the, pocket.
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- (medicine): The term is usually in quotation marks, as "pill in the pocket".