medications
Drugs from pharmacies
Medications are substances used to treat, prevent, or diagnose disease—the pills, liquids, and injections prescribed by doctors or bought over the counter.
The word is slightly more formal than medicine or drugs, and often preferred in medical contexts to avoid the illicit connotations of drugs: Are you currently taking any medications?
The pharmacist reviewed her list of medications for interactions.
Medical prescription abbreviation
- scriptWritten words for performance
- refillRestoring spent contents
- pharmacyMedicinal dispensary
- pharmacistMedicine dispensing professional
formulary · copay · insurance · dispensing · prescriber · controlled · schedule · indication
Medications treating clinical despair
- antibioticsBacteria-destroying medicines
- analgesicsDrugs that reduce pain
- antiviralsMedicines that inhibit viruses
- antifungalsMedications targeting mycotic infections
antihistamines · antihypertensives · insulin · statins · steroids · sedatives · stimulants · anticoagulants
Measured medicine amount
- oralOf the mouth
- topicalCurrently relevant or newsworthy
- intravenousInto the vein
- subcutaneousBelow the skin
intramuscular · transdermal · sublingual · inhalation · rectal · frequency · timing · route
Not brand-name
- brand-nameProprietary product name
- over-the-counterBuyable without medical authorization
- costRequired payment amount
- affordabilityState of being purchasable
shortage · recall · expiration · storage · availability · importation · counterfeit · stockpiling
Secondary, unintended outcomes
- interactionsMutual or reciprocal actions
- contraindicationsReasons to avoid treatment
- efficacyAbility to produce results
- potencyDegree of strength
tolerance · dependency · withdrawal · toxicity · overdose · onset · duration · metabolism
Rx
Medical prescription abbreviation
pharmacist · formulary · copay · insurance · dispensing · prescriber · controlled · schedule · indication · mail-order
antidepressants
Medications treating clinical despair
- antibioticsBacteria-destroying medicines
- analgesicsDrugs that reduce pain
- antiviralsMedicines that inhibit viruses
antifungals · antihistamines · antihypertensives · insulin · statins · steroids · sedatives · stimulants · anticoagulants · bronchodilators
dosage
Measured medicine amount
- oralOf the mouth
- topicalCurrently relevant or newsworthy
- intravenousInto the vein
subcutaneous · intramuscular · transdermal · sublingual · inhalation · rectal · frequency · timing · route · absorption
generic
Not brand-name
- brand-nameProprietary product name
- over-the-counterBuyable without medical authorization
- costRequired payment amount
affordability · shortage · recall · expiration · storage · availability · importation · counterfeit · stockpiling
side-effects
Secondary, unintended outcomes
- interactionsMutual or reciprocal actions
- contraindicationsReasons to avoid treatment
- efficacyAbility to produce results
potency · tolerance · dependency · withdrawal · toxicity · overdose · onset · duration · metabolism · clearance
adherence
Faithful following of something
schedule · refill · routine · tracking · monitoring · follow-up · titration · tapering · discontinuation
tablets
Flat portable computing devices
- capsulesEncased doses of medicine
- pillsOral medication units
- injectionsSyringe-administered doses
syrups · inhalers · patches · drops · suppositories · lozenges · ointments · creams · sprays · solutions
- healthcaredoctors, nurses, hospitals, hospital, clinic
- medicinedoctor, doctors, hospital, surgery, treatment
- global healthdisease, pandemic, World Health Organization, pandemics, epidemic
- Medicinespill, tablet, aspirin, tablets, penicillin
- pharmacypharmacist, pharmacy, prescription, dispensing, prescriptions
- Hospital Wardsnurses, doctors, patients, hospital beds, monitors
medicationspoisons
Harmful ingested substances
toxins · diseases · pathogens · venoms · carcinogens
medicationssnake oil
Fraudulent cure-all
nostrums · folk remedies · supplements · vitamins · herbal remedies
- 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