medicines
What pharmacists dispense
Medicines are substances used to treat, cure, or prevent disease and illness.
The term covers everything from prescription drugs to over-the-counter remedies to traditional herbal preparations.
She takes her medicines every morning.
Medicine in the singular can mean the same thing, or refer to the broader field of medical practice.
Treatment that heals
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- reliefEasing of distress
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- wellnessOverall state of health
restoration · antidote · salve · balm · ointment · soothing · palliative · convalescence
Medicinal dispensary
- pharmacistMedicine dispensing professional
- doctorLicensed medical healer
- patientAble to wait calmly
- scriptWritten words for performance
refill · dispense · generic · brand-name · formulary · pill · capsule · tablet
Relating to medicinal plants
- AyurvedaTraditional Hindu healing practice
- acupunctureTherapeutic needle insertion
- homeopathyDiluted-substance alternative medicine
- naturopathyAlternative healing using nature
apothecary · botanical · ginseng · turmeric · echinacea · indigenous · ancestral
Inactive therapeutic substitute
- efficacyAbility to produce results
- double-blindNeither tester nor tested knows
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- toxicologyScience of poisons
biomarkers · dosing · safety · regulatory · endpoints
Applied biological engineering
- genomicsStudy of entire genetic sequences
- personalizedAdapted for an individual
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- vaccineDisease prevention injection
immunotherapy · CRISPR · nanotechnology · regenerative · precision · biosimilars · telemedicine · wearables
Anti-cancer drug treatment
- radiotherapyMedical radiation for cancer
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- antibioticBacteria-killing medication
- antiviralAgent blocking viral spread
antifungal · analgesic · anti-inflammatory · antihistamine · antidepressant · anticoagulant · regimen · infusion
Measured medicine amount
- efficacyAbility to produce results
- potencyDegree of strength
- bioavailabilityFraction reaching active circulation
- half-lifePeriod for fifty-percent reduction
metabolism · absorption · distribution · excretion · receptor · agonist · antagonist · inhibitor
cure
Treatment that heals
wellness · restoration · antidote · salve · balm · ointment · soothing · palliative · convalescence · rehabilitation
pharmacy
Medicinal dispensary
- pharmacistMedicine dispensing professional
- doctorLicensed medical healer
- patientAble to wait calmly
script · refill · dispense · generic · brand-name · formulary · pill · capsule · tablet · syrup
herbal
Relating to medicinal plants
- AyurvedaTraditional Hindu healing practice
- acupunctureTherapeutic needle insertion
- homeopathyDiluted-substance alternative medicine
naturopathy · apothecary · botanical · ginseng · turmeric · echinacea · indigenous · ancestral
placebo
Inactive therapeutic substitute
- efficacyAbility to produce results
- double-blindNeither tester nor tested knows
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
toxicology · biomarkers · dosing · safety · regulatory · endpoints
biotech
Applied biological engineering
- genomicsStudy of entire genetic sequences
- personalizedAdapted for an individual
- breakthroughSudden important advance
vaccine · immunotherapy · CRISPR · nanotechnology · regenerative · precision · biosimilars · telemedicine · wearables · mRNA
chemotherapy
Anti-cancer drug treatment
- radiotherapyMedical radiation for cancer
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- antibioticBacteria-killing medication
antiviral · antifungal · analgesic · anti-inflammatory · antihistamine · antidepressant · anticoagulant · regimen · infusion · maintenance
dosage
Measured medicine amount
- efficacyAbility to produce results
- potencyDegree of strength
- bioavailabilityFraction reaching active circulation
half-life · metabolism · absorption · distribution · excretion · receptor · agonist · antagonist · inhibitor · enzyme
- manufactured goodsautomobiles, appliances, auto parts, cars, trucks
- pharmaciespharmacist, CVS, prescriptions, Walgreens, dispensary
- pharmaceuticalsanalgesics, anesthetics, pills, acetaminophen, paracetamol
- apothecarypharmacy, apothecary, drugstore, dispensary, pharmacist
- purchasesbook, clothing, groceries, food, shoes
- general storecounter, cash register, ledger, cracker barrel, checkerboard
medicinesplacebos
Inactive substances given as medicine
sugar pills · snake oil · nostrums · quackery · pseudomedicine
medicinespoisons
Harmful ingested substances
toxins · venoms · pathogens · carcinogens · pollutants
- medicine cabinetSmall bathroom storage for remedies
- cough medicineRemedy for chest complaints
- cold medicine
- dose of one's own medicineReciprocal mistreatment experienced
- taste of one's own medicineExperiencing harm you caused
- folk medicineTraditional healing practices