medicament
1. [ noun ] (medicine,pharmacology) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Synonyms: medicine medication medicinal_drug
Related terms: drug remedy dose powder prescription_drug antibiotic pentylenetetrazol patent_medicine antibacterial anti-inflammatory allopurinol anticonvulsant antiseptic antispasmodic antihistamine antihypertensive antiprotozoal antimalarial antipsychotic antipyretic antidepressant amrinone anticoagulant antitussive analgesic acyclovir anxiolytic APC emetic lithium_carbonate beta_blocker angiogenesis_inhibitor anticholinergic anticholinesterase immunogen bronchodilator calcium_blocker carminative blocker clofibrate counterirritant cytotoxic_drug decongestant demulcent diaphoretic disulfiram tonic alendronate Drixoral antidiabetic cold_medicine antidiarrheal expectorant histamine_blocker immunosuppressant astringent inhalant fixed-combination_drug atomic_cocktail antidiuretic gemfibrozil clopidogrel_bisulfate haematinic muscle_relaxant nux_vomica isoproterenol isordil over-the-counter_drug papaverine paregoric azathioprine lovastatin pharmaceutical drug_cocktail placebo lipid-lowering_medication poultice methacholine AZT purgative quinine antiemetic rubefacient sedative oxytocic cuprimine soothing_syrup specific herbal_medicine probenecid sucralfate suppository thrombolytic tincture antiarrhythmic tracer vasodilator vermifuge tyrosine_kinase_inhibitor vermicide antiviral physostigmine nonprescription prescription medicine medicate medicate
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