medication
Doctor's prescribed treatment
Medication is a substance used to treat, cure, or prevent disease—a more clinical term than medicine, though the two overlap.
The word often emphasizes the act of administering treatment: The patient is on several medications.
It can refer to a single drug or to drugs collectively: Have you taken your medication today?
Flat portable computing device
- capsuleEnclosed dose container
- pillSolid medicine dose
- drugActive chemical compound
- antibioticBacteria-killing medication
vaccine · analgesic · antidepressant · insulin · steroid · antihistamine · sedative · biologic
Medicine-dispensing professional
- apothecaryHistorical medicine preparer
- dispensaryMedicine distribution facility
- drugstoreRetail pharmacy outlet
- compoundingElements merging progressively
refill · prescription · counter · consultation · insurance · generic · substitution · inventory
Care for an ailment
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- cureTreatment that heals
- reliefEasing of distress
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
prevention · maintenance · palliative · prophylactic · first-line · adjunct · combination · protocol
Bacteria-killing medication
- antiviralAgent blocking viral spread
- antifungalDestroys or stops mold growth
- antihistamineDrug blocking allergic response
- antidepressantDrug treating persistent despair
antipsychotic · anxiolytic · analgesic · anti-inflammatory · anticoagulant · antihypertensive · antidiabetic · anticonvulsant
Compulsive substance reliance
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- habituationDiminished reaction over time
opioids · benzodiazepines · detoxification · rehabilitation · tapering · relapse · abuse · misuse
Medical prescription abbreviation
- scriptWritten words for performance
- refillRestoring spent contents
- renewalMaking current again
- formularyApproved medication inventory
dispense · pharmacopeia · dosage · instructions · label · warning · interaction · contraindication
Pre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- dizzinessUnsteady, spinning sensation
- headacheCranial pain
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- drowsinessState of near-sleep
diarrhea · constipation · rash · insomnia · palpitations · sweating · bruising · tinnitus
Of the mouth
- intravenousInto the vein
- subcutaneousBelow the skin
- intramuscularInto muscle tissue
- topicalCurrently relevant or newsworthy
sublingual · transdermal · inhaled · rectal · nasal · ophthalmic · IV · drip
tablet
Flat portable computing device
antibiotic · vaccine · analgesic · antidepressant · insulin · steroid · antihistamine · sedative · biologic · inhaler
druggist
Medicine-dispensing professional
- apothecaryHistorical medicine preparer
- dispensaryMedicine distribution facility
- drugstoreRetail pharmacy outlet
compounding · refill · prescription · counter · consultation · insurance · generic · substitution · inventory · storage
treatment
Care for an ailment
management · prevention · maintenance · palliative · prophylactic · first-line · adjunct · combination · protocol · response
antibiotic
Bacteria-killing medication
- antiviralAgent blocking viral spread
- antifungalDestroys or stops mold growth
- antihistamineDrug blocking allergic response
antidepressant · antipsychotic · anxiolytic · analgesic · anti-inflammatory · anticoagulant · antihypertensive · antidiabetic · anticonvulsant · antiemetic
addiction
Compulsive substance reliance
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- cravingPowerful urge to have
habituation · opioids · benzodiazepines · detoxification · rehabilitation · tapering · relapse · abuse · misuse · overuse
Rx
Medical prescription abbreviation
formulary · dispense · pharmacopeia · dosage · instructions · label · warning · interaction · contraindication · copay
nausea
Pre-vomiting stomach discomfort
drowsiness · diarrhea · constipation · rash · insomnia · palpitations · sweating · bruising · tinnitus · sensitivity
oral
Of the mouth
- intravenousInto the vein
- subcutaneousBelow the skin
- intramuscularInto muscle tissue
topical · sublingual · transdermal · inhaled · rectal · nasal · ophthalmic · IV · drip · infusion
- healthhealth, wellness, vitality, fitness, well-being
- healthcaredoctors, nurses, hospitals, hospital, clinic
- medicinedoctor, doctors, hospital, surgery, treatment
- animal carepet care, pet ownership, animal health, pet wellness, veterinary care
- medical caresurgery, examination, injection, prescription, therapy
- Medicinespill, tablet, aspirin, tablets, penicillin
medicationpoison
Harmful ingested substance
toxin · venom · pathogen · contaminant · pollutant
medicationplacebo
Inactive therapeutic substitute
sugar pill · dummy pill · snake oil · quack remedy · folk remedy
- 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