medicating
Giving prescribed substances
Medicating is administering medicine or drugs, either to oneself or another: She's been medicating with over-the-counter painkillers.
The term often implies ongoing treatment rather than a single dose.
Self-medicating suggests treating symptoms without professional guidance, frequently with alcohol or drugs: He was medicating his anxiety with whiskey.
Measured medicine amount
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- antibioticsBacteria-destroying medicines
- antiviralsMedicines that inhibit viruses
- antifungalsMedications targeting mycotic infections
analgesics · steroids · insulin · chemotherapy · immunotherapy · antihistamines · diuretics · anesthesia
Altering mental activity
- antidepressantsMedications treating clinical despair
- antipsychoticsDrugs treating severe mental disorders
- anxiolyticsDrugs reducing pathological worry
- psychiatricOf mental health treatment
behavioral · cognitive · counseling · coping · emotional · psychological · sedatives · tranquilizers
Regaining what was lost
- restorationReturning something to condition
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- recuperationGradual return to health
- remissionTemporary disease absence
wellness · mending · renewal · palliative · curative · sanative · therapeutic · soothing
Medicinal dispensary
- pharmacistMedicine dispensing professional
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- refillRestoring spent contents
- pillsOral medication units
tablets · capsules · script · dispense · generic · brand-name · formulary · side-effects
dosage
Measured medicine amount
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- antibioticsBacteria-destroying medicines
- antiviralsMedicines that inhibit viruses
antifungals · analgesics · steroids · insulin · chemotherapy · immunotherapy · antihistamines · diuretics · anesthesia · vaccination
psychotropic
Altering mental activity
- antidepressantsMedications treating clinical despair
- antipsychoticsDrugs treating severe mental disorders
- anxiolyticsDrugs reducing pathological worry
psychiatric · behavioral · cognitive · counseling · coping · emotional · psychological · sedatives · tranquilizers · stimulants
recovery
Regaining what was lost
- restorationReturning something to condition
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- recuperationGradual return to health
remission · wellness · mending · renewal · palliative · curative · sanative · therapeutic · soothing · relieving
pharmacy
Medicinal dispensary
- pharmacistMedicine dispensing professional
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- refillRestoring spent contents
pills · tablets · capsules · script · dispense · generic · brand-name · formulary · side-effects · contraindications
- pet carepet daycare, dog daycare, doggy daycare, pet boarding, cat boarding
- treatingbandaging, healing, curing, nursing, doctoring
- horsemanshipriding lesson, riding lessons, riding school, riding schools, riding instructor
medicatingsurgery
Invasive medical procedure
operating · surgical intervention · physical therapy · talk therapy · psychotherapy
medicatingabstaining
Voluntarily doing without
discontinuing · weaning off · neglecting · watchful waiting · detoxing
- 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