Doctors said that the risk to individualpatients was small, but that the findings underlined the need to use antibiotics only when necessary.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
There has to be an effective treatment available and it should be clear that earlier treatment results in a better outcome for the individualpatient.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Firms would be paid different prices depending on how well drugs work for individualpatients.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Definition of 'patient'
patient
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countable noun
A patient is a person who is receiving medical treatment from a doctor or hospital. A patient is also someone who is registered with a particular doctor.