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 peddler
  • pill pusher
  • pill roller
  • pill-pusher
  • pill-roller
  • chip
  • chips
  • up on (one's) ear
  • one of the boys
  • one of the lads