pharmacologically
By medication effects
In a manner relating to pharmacology—the study of drugs and their effects on living systems.
The term describes how something acts through drug mechanisms: The compound is pharmacologically active.
It often appears in medical and scientific contexts distinguishing drug-based effects from other causes: The symptoms were pharmacologically induced.
Signal-receiving molecule
- bindingLegally or morally required
- agonistReceptor-binding trigger molecule
- antagonistOne who opposes another
- inhibitorAgent that slows reactions
modulator · pathway · cascade · transduction · uptake · reuptake · blockade · activation
In operation now
- inertInactive, physically or chemically
- potentHaving great effect
- sedativeDrug promoting calm
- stimulantAlertness-boosting drug
psychoactive · bioavailable · toxic · therapeutic · adverse · side-effect · contraindicated · synergistic
Care for an ailment
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- drugActive chemical compound
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
prescription · indication · efficacy · intervention · regimen · administration · clinical · remedy
Deliberate learning effort
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- experimentSystematic investigation procedure
- compoundCombined into one
- assayCompositional evaluation procedure
screening · testing · preclinical · laboratory · investigation · analysis · evaluation · discovery
receptor
Signal-receiving molecule
- bindingLegally or morally required
- agonistReceptor-binding trigger molecule
- antagonistOne who opposes another
inhibitor · modulator · pathway · cascade · transduction · uptake · reuptake · blockade · activation · suppression
active
In operation now
stimulant · psychoactive · bioavailable · toxic · therapeutic · adverse · side-effect · contraindicated · synergistic · additive
treatment
Care for an ailment
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- drugActive chemical compound
- therapyCurative mental treatment
dosage · prescription · indication · efficacy · intervention · regimen · administration · clinical · remedy · cure
study
Deliberate learning effort
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- experimentSystematic investigation procedure
- compoundCombined into one
assay · screening · testing · preclinical · laboratory · investigation · analysis · evaluation · discovery · development
pharmacologicallysurgically
By medical operation
procedurally · mechanically · invasively · endoscopically · laparoscopically
pharmacologicallynaturally
without artificial help
spontaneously · physiologically · holistically · homeopathically · organically
pharmacologicallyphysically
Relating to the body
manually · electromagnetically · behaviorally · cognitively · environmentally