pill peddler

pill peddler

slang Someone, especially a medical doctor, who is authorized to prescribe medication. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Being a psychiatrist is about a whole lot more than being a pill peddler—medication should be the very last resort when treating a patient. You shouldn't go to some pill peddler every time you have a cough. You're body doesn't need all those drugs in it.
See also: peddler, pill
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

pill-peddler

verb
See pill-pusher
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • pill pusher
  • pill roller
  • pill-peddler
  • pill-pusher
  • pill-roller
  • chip
  • chips
  • up on (one's) ear
  • one of the boys
  • one of the lads
References in periodicals archive
Young people might not be dropping down dead in the street but how many are being turned into zombies while these pill peddlers pocket millions?