therapeutic drugs
Curative pharmaceutical agents
Therapeutic drugs are medications used to treat, manage, or cure disease and medical conditions—distinguished from recreational drugs taken for pleasure or performance-enhancing drugs used in sports.
The term often appears in clinical and regulatory contexts: The FDA approved three new therapeutic drugs for treating diabetes this year.
Therapeutic emphasizes the healing purpose rather than the chemical nature of the substance.
- antiviralsMedicines that inhibit viruses
- capsulesEncased doses of medicine
- antifungalsMedications targeting mycotic infections
- blood thinnersMedications reducing clot risk
- antibioticsBacteria-destroying medicines
biosimilars · antipyretics · analgesics · inhalers · antidepressants · monoclonal antibodies · transdermal patches · natural products · antipsychotics · suppositories · peptides · topical creams · proteins · vaccines · pharmaceuticals · over the counter · side effects · lipids
therapeutic drugspoisons
Harmful ingested substances
toxins · toxic substances · pathogens · carcinogens · teratogens
therapeutic drugschemical weapons
Toxic substances weaponized
nerve agents · date rape drugs · recreational drugs · illicit drugs · performance-enhancing drugs
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