therapeutics
Medical treatment science
Therapeutics is the branch of medicine concerned with treating disease and promoting healing.
While therapy refers to specific treatments, therapeutics encompasses the broader science of how treatments work and when to apply them: a textbook on therapeutics, advances in cancer therapeutics.
The term often appears in pharmaceutical contexts, where a therapeutics company develops drugs for particular conditions.
Bacteria-destroying medicines
- antiviralAgent blocking viral spread
- antifungalDestroys or stops mold growth
- analgesicPain-relieving medication
- anticoagulantSubstance preventing blood clots
antihypertensive · insulin · radiation · infusion · injection · topical · biologics · dialysis
Measured medicine amount
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- pharmacokineticsDrug fate in body
- bioavailabilityFraction reaching active circulation
- efficacyAbility to produce results
side-effects · contraindications · metabolism · half-life · agonist · antagonist · potency · toxicology
Therapeutic needle insertion
- homeopathyDiluted-substance alternative medicine
- naturopathyAlternative healing using nature
- ayurvedaIndian traditional medicine system
- reikiJapanese energy healing
herbalism · cupping · moxibustion · chiropractic · reflexology · shiatsu · integrative · complementary
Regaining what was lost
- exercisesActivities for fitness
- mobilityCapacity for movement
- strengthPower to exert force
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
neurological · orthopedic · musculoskeletal · prosthetics · kinesiology · outpatient · inpatient · convalescence
Professional guidance for problems
- cognitive-behavioralRelating thought to action
- psychoanalysisTreatment via unconscious exploration
- EMDRTrauma therapy using eye movements
- dialecticalRelating to logical debate
trauma-informed · somatic · gestalt · humanistic · interpersonal · biofeedback · neurofeedback
antibiotics
Bacteria-destroying medicines
- antiviralAgent blocking viral spread
- antifungalDestroys or stops mold growth
- analgesicPain-relieving medication
anticoagulant · antihypertensive · insulin · radiation · infusion · injection · topical · biologics · dialysis · transfusion
dosage
Measured medicine amount
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- pharmacokineticsDrug fate in body
- bioavailabilityFraction reaching active circulation
efficacy · side-effects · contraindications · metabolism · half-life · agonist · antagonist · potency · toxicology · formulation
acupuncture
Therapeutic needle insertion
- homeopathyDiluted-substance alternative medicine
- naturopathyAlternative healing using nature
- ayurvedaIndian traditional medicine system
reiki · herbalism · cupping · moxibustion · chiropractic · reflexology · shiatsu · integrative · complementary · alternative
recovery
Regaining what was lost
coordination · neurological · orthopedic · musculoskeletal · prosthetics · kinesiology · outpatient · inpatient · convalescence · adaptive
counseling
Professional guidance for problems
- cognitive-behavioralRelating thought to action
- psychoanalysisTreatment via unconscious exploration
- EMDRTrauma therapy using eye movements
dialectical · trauma-informed · somatic · gestalt · humanistic · interpersonal · biofeedback · neurofeedback
- medical regulationmedical devices, patient safety, CE marking, conformity, safety testing
- Biomedicineanatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, immunology
- pharmaceuticalsanalgesics, medicines, anesthetics, pills, acetaminophen
- apothecarypharmacy, apothecary, drugstore, dispensary, pharmacist
- biopharmabiopharmaceuticals, biologics, biotech, drug delivery, monoclonal antibodies
- pharmacy educationpharmacy school, pharmacy schools, PharmD, clinical rotations, residencies
therapeuticsdiagnostics
Methods identifying problems
diagnosis · pathology · etiology · prognosis · symptomatology
therapeuticstoxicology
Science of poisons
poisons · pathogens · toxins · carcinogens · harm
therapeuticswatchful waiting
Monitoring before acting
palliative care · neglect · observation · non-intervention · hospice
- therapeutic massageManual tissue manipulation for healing
- therapeutic treatmentsMedical care for healing
- therapeutic writingHealing through written expression
- therapeutic doseDrug amount that heals
- therapeutic relationshipPatient-practitioner trust bond
- therapeutic drugsSubstances used for treatment