medicament
Curative chemical compound
A medicament is a medicine or healing substance—something used to treat illness or injury.
The word is formal and somewhat old-fashioned, more likely to appear in medical literature or pharmaceutical contexts than in everyday speech: The pharmacist prepared the medicament according to the physician's instructions.
Flat portable computing device
- capsuleEnclosed dose container
- pillSolid medicine dose
- syrupThick sugar liquid
- ointmentMedicated skin cream
salve · balm · tincture · elixir · lozenge · suppository · injection · inhaler
Medical dispensing authorization
- dispensaryMedicine distribution facility
- apothecaryHistorical medicine preparer
- pharmacistMedicine dispensing professional
- compoundingElements merging progressively
over-the-counter · generic · brand-name · refill · vial · pillbox · formulary · pharmacopeia
Treatment that heals
- reliefEasing of distress
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
- antidoteSubstance neutralizing harmful agents
restorative · curative · panacea · amelioration · convalescence · recuperation · rehabilitation · sanative
Bacteria-killing medication
- analgesicPain-relieving medication
- sedativeDrug promoting calm
- antidepressantDrug treating persistent despair
- antihistamineDrug blocking allergic response
antiviral · antifungal · anxiolytic · steroid · opioid · insulin · vaccine · contraceptive
Curative mental treatment
- regimenPrescribed course of treatment
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- dosingGiving measured medicine
- prophylaxisPreventive medical treatment
palliative · therapeutic · chemotherapy · radiotherapy · immunotherapy · course · protocol · compliance
tablet
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ointment · salve · balm · tincture · elixir · lozenge · suppository · injection · inhaler · patch
prescription
Medical dispensing authorization
- dispensaryMedicine distribution facility
- apothecaryHistorical medicine preparer
- pharmacistMedicine dispensing professional
compounding · over-the-counter · generic · brand-name · refill · vial · pillbox · formulary · pharmacopeia · druggist
cure
Treatment that heals
antidote · restorative · curative · panacea · amelioration · convalescence · recuperation · rehabilitation · sanative · nostrum
antibiotic
Bacteria-killing medication
- analgesicPain-relieving medication
- sedativeDrug promoting calm
- antidepressantDrug treating persistent despair
antihistamine · antiviral · antifungal · anxiolytic · steroid · opioid · insulin · vaccine · contraceptive · antipsychotic
therapy
Curative mental treatment
- regimenPrescribed course of treatment
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- dosingGiving measured medicine
prophylaxis · palliative · therapeutic · chemotherapy · radiotherapy · immunotherapy · course · protocol · compliance · adherence
- produits de consommationaliment, parfum, dentifrice, detergent, automobile
- herbal medicineherbal remedies, herbal tea, herbal teas, herbal extracts, herbal preparations
medicamentpoison
Harmful ingested substance
toxin · venom · toxicant · bane · carcinogen
medicamentplacebo
Inactive therapeutic substitute
sugar pill · dummy pill · nostrum · quack remedy · snake oil