medicate
Treat with pills
To medicate is to administer medicine or drugs, either to treat a condition or to alter a state: The doctor medicated him for anxiety.
Self-medicate means treating oneself, often with alcohol or drugs rather than prescribed remedies: He self-medicated with whiskey.
Medicated products contain therapeutic substances: medicated shampoo, medicated lotion.
Medical dispensing authorization
- physicianLicensed medical doctor
- doctorLicensed medical healer
- pharmacistMedicine dispensing professional
- dispenseGive out in portions
diagnose · rx · script · refill · consultation · clinic · specialist · healthcare
Retail pharmacy outlet
- apothecaryHistorical medicine preparer
- dispensaryMedicine distribution facility
- druggistMedicine-dispensing professional
- formularyApproved medication inventory
pharmacopeia · compounding · over-the-counter · prescription · medicinals · pharmacology · antibiotics · analgesics
Lessen pain or trouble
- relieveLessen pain or burden
- manageDirect or handle successfully
- cureTreatment that heals
- careAttentive regard for others
illness · symptoms · condition · disease · chronic · acute · pain · inflammation
Measured medicine amount
- milligramsThousandths of grams
- tabletsFlat portable computing devices
- capsulesEncased doses of medicine
- pillsOral medication units
injection · oral · intravenous · subcutaneous · drops · syrup · inhaler · puffs
Handle difficulties adequately
- numbLacking physical sensation
- alcoholIntoxicating hydroxyl compound
- cannabisPsychoactive hemp plant
- substancePhysical material with mass
escape · addiction · dependence · withdrawal · abuse · misuse · recreational · unprescribed
Altering mental activity
- antidepressantDrug treating persistent despair
- antipsychoticDrug treating psychosis
- anxiolyticSubstance lessening nervous tension
- mood stabilizerDrug regulating emotional fluctuations
psychiatric · mental health · behavioral · counseling · psychopharmacology · sedative · stimulant · ADHD
prescription
Medical dispensing authorization
- physicianLicensed medical doctor
- doctorLicensed medical healer
- pharmacistMedicine dispensing professional
dispense · diagnose · rx · script · refill · consultation · clinic · specialist · healthcare · treatment plan
drugstore
Retail pharmacy outlet
- apothecaryHistorical medicine preparer
- dispensaryMedicine distribution facility
- druggistMedicine-dispensing professional
formulary · pharmacopeia · compounding · over-the-counter · prescription · medicinals · pharmacology · antibiotics · analgesics · antiseptics
alleviate
Lessen pain or trouble
care · illness · symptoms · condition · disease · chronic · acute · pain · inflammation · infection
dosage
Measured medicine amount
- milligramsThousandths of grams
- tabletsFlat portable computing devices
- capsulesEncased doses of medicine
pills · injection · oral · intravenous · subcutaneous · drops · syrup · inhaler · puffs · milliliters
cope
Handle difficulties adequately
substance · escape · addiction · dependence · withdrawal · abuse · misuse · recreational · unprescribed · herbal
psychotropic
Altering mental activity
- antidepressantDrug treating persistent despair
- antipsychoticDrug treating psychosis
- anxiolyticSubstance lessening nervous tension
mood stabilizer · psychiatric · mental health · behavioral · counseling · psychopharmacology · sedative · stimulant · ADHD · depression
- helpingaid, assist, give a hand, help, helping hand
- medical verbsdiagnose, treat, prescribe, cure, heal
- surface treatmentselectroplating, anodizing, galvanizing, chrome plating, nickel plating
medicateoperate
Control or perform surgery
surgical intervention · physical therapy · talk therapy · psychotherapy · holistic treatment
medicateneglect
Failure to provide care
ignore · do nothing · detox · abandon · discontinue
- medical careProfessional treatment of illness
- medical historyRecord of past ailments
- medical schoolPhysician training institution
- medical comaControlled unconsciousness using drugs
- medical bills
- medical collegeSchool for future doctors
medical, medication, medicated, medications, medicating, medicament, medicates, medicalized, medicalize