medicament

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Noun
(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

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acyclovir alendronate allopurinol amrinone analgesic angiogenesis inhibitor anodyne Antabuse anthelminthic anthelmintic antiarrhythmic antiarrhythmic drug antiarrhythmic medication antibacterial antibacterial drug anticholinergic anticholinergic drug anticholinesterase anticoagulant anticoagulant medication anticonvulsant anticonvulsant drug antidepressant antidepressant drug antidiabetic antidiabetic drug antidiarrheal antidiarrheal drug antidiuretic antidiuretic drug antiemetic antiemetic drug antiepileptic antiepileptic drug antihistamine antihypertensive antihypertensive drug anti-inflammatory anti-inflammatory drug antiprotozoal antiprotozoal drug antipyretic antiseptic antispasmodic antispasmodic agent antitussive antiviral antiviral agent antiviral drug APC aperient astringent astringent drug atomic cocktail Atromid-S azathioprine bactericide blocker blocking agent bronchodilator calcium blocker calcium-channel blocker camphorated tincture of opium Carafate carminative cathartic clofibrate clopidogrel bisulfate cold medicine counterirritant Cuprimine curative cure cytotoxic drug decoagulant decongestant demulcent depressant diaphoretic disulfiram dosage dose downer Drixoral drug cocktail ethical drug expectorant expectorator febrifuge fixed-combination drug Fosamax gemfibrozil HAART haematinic helminthic hematinic herbal medicine highly active antiretroviral therapy histamine blocker immune suppressant drug immunosuppressant immunosuppressive immunosuppressive drug immunosuppressor Imuran inhalant inhalation Inocor isoproterenol Isordil isosorbide Isuprel lipid-lowering medication lipid-lowering medicine Lopid Mecholyl methacholine Metrazol nux vomica over-the-counter drug over-the-counter medicine oxytocic oxytocic drug pain pill painkiller paregoric patent medicine penicillamine pentamethylenetetrazol pentylenetetrazol pharmaceutic pharmaceutical physic placebo Plavix powder prescription prescription drug prescription medicine probenecid purgative remedy restorative rubefacient sedative sedative drug soothing syrup spasmolytic specific statin statin drug styptic sucralfate sudatory sudorific suppository therapeutic tincture tonic tyrosine kinase inhibitor vermicide vermifuge Zovirax Zyloprim