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n. - Trade name for patent medicine combining aspirin with an antacid.

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  • When I was young, our "choice" was among Bayer aspirin, Bufferin (buffered aspirin) and Anacin (aspirin with caffeine).
  • Over the counter, you will see, arthritis-strength Bufferin, Tylenol, Aspirin, Bayer arthritis strength -- is that just public relations?
  • She went to the credenza, poured herself a glass of water, fum - bled in her purse for some extra-strength Bufferin, downed them with a gulp.
  • If only the media would let the matter drop, the public majority would forget it quicker than a Bufferin can dissolve in the cutaway belly of a TV doll.
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