medicated
Given therapeutic compounds
Medicated describes something that contains medicine or a therapeutic substance: medicated shampoo, medicated lozenges, medicated cream.
The word often appears on product labels to indicate an active ingredient beyond what's standard.
To medicate is to treat with medicine; someone who is medicated is under the influence of prescribed drugs: He seemed groggy and heavily medicated.
Medical dispensing authorization
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- milligramsThousandths of grams
- capsuleEnclosed dose container
- tabletFlat portable computing device
pill · oral · injectable · intravenous · subcutaneous · syringe · administration · topical
Liquid hair cleanser
- lotionLiquid skin moisturizer
- ointmentMedicated skin cream
- creamRich milk fat
- balmHealing topical preparation
salve · powder · soap · bandage · gauze · drops · mouthwash · patches
Bacteria-killing medication
- sedativeDrug promoting calm
- steroidFour-ringed organic compound
- analgesicPain-relieving medication
- antidepressantDrug treating persistent despair
insulin · opioid · anesthetic · antidote · vaccine · chemotherapy · antipsychotic · antihistamine
Easing of distress
- sedationDrug-induced calm state
- numbnessLoss of sensation
- drowsinessState of near-sleep
- alleviationReduction of intensity
soothing · calming · pain-free · stabilized · controlled · regulated · suppressed · reduced
Curative mental treatment
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- regimenPrescribed course of treatment
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
- clinicalEmotionally detached, medically precise
outpatient · inpatient · palliative · curative · supervised · management · care · maintenance
prescription
Medical dispensing authorization
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- milligramsThousandths of grams
- capsuleEnclosed dose container
tablet · pill · oral · injectable · intravenous · subcutaneous · syringe · administration · topical · transdermal
shampoo
Liquid hair cleanser
balm · salve · powder · soap · bandage · gauze · drops · mouthwash · patches · wipes
antibiotic
Bacteria-killing medication
antidepressant · insulin · opioid · anesthetic · antidote · vaccine · chemotherapy · antipsychotic · antihistamine · anti-inflammatory
relief
Easing of distress
- sedationDrug-induced calm state
- numbnessLoss of sensation
- drowsinessState of near-sleep
alleviation · soothing · calming · pain-free · stabilized · controlled · regulated · suppressed · reduced · eased
therapy
Curative mental treatment
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- regimenPrescribed course of treatment
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
clinical · outpatient · inpatient · palliative · curative · supervised · management · care · maintenance · prophylactic
- Cough Dropslozenge, throat lozenge, Ricola, Vicks, Chloraseptic
- post-surgerysutured, stitched, stapled, bandaged, wound healing
- incapacitatedunconscious, knocked out, out cold, passed out, comatose
- intoxication stateshigh, stoned, drunk, intoxicated, buzzed
- invalidsinvalid, invalids, infirm, bedridden, incapacitated
- sedation levelslight sedation, deep sedation, conscious sedation, sedated, oversedation
medicatednonmedicated
Containing no pharmaceutical substances
unmedicated · untreated · drug-free · undrugged · plain
- medication safetyAvoiding harm from pharmaceuticals
- medication guideLeaflet with drug information
- prescription medicationMedicine requiring medical authorization
- blood pressure medication
- medication therapyTreatment using prescribed drugs
- pain medication
medication, medicate, medicating, medicates, unmedicated, overmedicated, overmedicate, premedication, overmedicating