English > medicinal drug: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease. |
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| Synonyms | medicine, medication, medicament |
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| Category of | nonprescription, over-the-counter | purchasable without a doctor's prescription |
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| prescription | available only with a doctor's written prescription |
| Category | medicine, medical specialty | The branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques |
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| Narrower | APC | A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (aspirin and phenacetin and caffeine) |
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| Drixoral | The trade name for a drug used to treat upper respiratory congestion |
| acyclovir, Zovirax | An oral antiviral drug (trade name Zovirax) used to treat genital herpes |
| alendronate, Fosamax | A tablet (trade name Fosamax) prescribed to prevent or treat osteoporosis in women after menopause |
| allopurinol, Zyloprim | A drug (trade name Zyloprim) used to treat gout and other conditions in which there is an excessive buildup of uric acid |
| amrinone, Inocor | A drug (trade name Inocor) used intravenously in heart failure |
| analgesic, anodyne, painkiller, pain pill | A medicine used to relieve pain |
| angiogenesis inhibitor | A drug that is designed to prevent the growth of blood vessels that nourish tumors |
| anti-inflammatory, anti-inflammatory drug | A medicine intended to reduce inflammation |
| antiarrhythmic, antiarrhythmic drug, antiarrhythmic medication | A drug used to treat an abnormal heart rhythm |
| antibacterial, antibacterial drug, bactericide | Any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth |
| anticholinergic, anticholinergic drug | A substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholine |
| anticholinesterase | A medicine that inhibits cholinesterase by combining with it and so has a cholinergic effect |
| anticoagulant, anticoagulant medication, decoagulant | medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood |
| anticonvulsant, anticonvulsant drug, antiepileptic, antiepileptic drug | A drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy) |
| antidepressant, antidepressant drug | Any of a class of drugs used to treat depression |
| antidiabetic, antidiabetic drug | A drug used to treat diabetes mellitus |
| antidiarrheal, antidiarrheal drug | A drug used to control or stop diarrhea |
| antidiuretic, antidiuretic drug | A drug that limits the formation of urine |
| antiemetic, antiemetic drug | A drug that prevents or alleviates nausea and vomiting |
| antihistamine | A medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds |
| antihypertensive, antihypertensive drug | A drug that reduces high blood pressure |
| antiprotozoal, antiprotozoal drug | A medicinal drug used to fight diseases (like malaria) that are caused by protozoa |
| antipyretic, febrifuge | Any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever |
| antiseptic | A substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues |
| antispasmodic, spasmolytic, antispasmodic agent | A drug used to relieve or prevent spasms (especially of the smooth muscles) |
| antitussive | Any medicine used to suppress or relieve coughing |
| antiviral, antiviral agent, antiviral drug | Any drug that destroys viruses |
| astringent, astringent drug, styptic | A drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals |
| atomic cocktail | An oral dose of radioactive substance used in treatment and diagnosis of cancer |
| azathioprine, Imuran | An immunosuppressive drug (trade name Imuran) used to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ |
| blocker, blocking agent | A class of drugs that inhibit (block) some biological process |
| bronchodilator | A drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages of air into the lungs |
| calcium blocker, calcium-channel blocker | Any of a class of drugs that block the flow of the electrolyte calcium (either in nerve cell conduction or smooth muscle contraction of the heart) |
| carminative | medication that prevents the formation of gas in the alimentary tract or eases its passing |
| clofibrate, Atromid-S | A drug (trade name Atromid-S) that reduces lipids in the blood serum |
| clopidogrel bisulfate, Plavix | A blood thinner (trade name Plavix) approved for the treatment of mild heart attacks |
| cold medicine | medicine intended to relieve the symptoms of the common cold |
| counterirritant | A medicine applied locally to produce superficial inflammation in order to reduce deeper inflammation |
| cytotoxic drug | Any drug that has a toxic effect on cells |
| decongestant | A drug that decreases pulmonary congestion |
| demulcent | A medication (in the form of an oil or salve etc.) that soothes inflamed or injured skin |
| diaphoretic | Used to produce perspiration |
| disulfiram, Antabuse | A drug (trade name Antabuse) used in the treatment of alcoholism |
| dose, dosage | A measured portion of medicine taken at any one time |
| drug cocktail, highly active antiretroviral therapy, HAART | A combination of protease inhibitors taken with reverse transcriptase inhibitors |
| expectorant, expectorator | A medicine promoting expectoration |
| fixed-combination drug | drug containing fixed amounts of two or more ingredients |
| gemfibrozil, Lopid | medication (trade name Lopid) used to lower the levels of triglyceride in the blood |
| hematinic, haematinic | A medicine that increases the hemoglobin content of the blood |
| herbal medicine | A medicine made from plants and used to prevent or treat disease or promote health |
| histamine blocker | A medicine used to treat the gastric effects of histamine in cases of peptic ulcers and gastritis and gastroesophageal reflux |
| immunosuppressant, immunosuppressor, immunosuppressive drug, immunosuppressive, immune suppressant drug | A drug that lowers the body's normal immune response |
| inhalant, inhalation | A medication to be taken by inhaling it |
| isoproterenol, Isuprel | drug (trade name Isuprel) used to treat bronchial asthma and to stimulate the heart |
| isosorbide, Isordil | drug (trade name Isordil) used to treat angina pectoris and congestive heart failure |
| lipid-lowering medicine, lipid-lowering medication, statin drug, statin | A medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase |
| methacholine, Mecholyl | parasympathomimetic drug (trademark Mecholyl) that stimulates secretions and smooth muscle activity |
| nux vomica | A medicine made from the seeds of an Asiatic tree |
| over-the-counter drug, over-the-counter medicine | A drug that is sold without a prescription |
| oxytocic, oxytocic drug | A drug that induces labor by stimulating contractions of the muscles of the uterus |
| paregoric, camphorated tincture of opium | medicine used to treat diarrhea |
| patent medicine | medicine that is protected by a patent / patent and available without a doctor's prescription |
| penicillamine, Cuprimine | A drug (trade name Cuprimine) used to treat heavy metal poisoning and Wilson's disease and severe arthritis |
| pentylenetetrazol, pentamethylenetetrazol, Metrazol | A drug used as a circulatory and respiratory stimulant |
| pharmaceutical, pharmaceutic | drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment |
| placebo | An innocuous or inert medication |
| powder | Any of various cosmetic or medical preparations dispensed / dispensed in the form of a pulverized powder |
| prescription drug, prescription, prescription medicine, ethical drug | A drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist |
| probenecid | A uricosuric drug that reduces the level of uric acid in the blood |
| purgative, cathartic, physic, aperient | A purging medicine |
| remedy, curative, cure, therapeutic | A medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve / relieve pain |
| rubefacient | A medicine for external application that produces redness of the skin |
| sedative, sedative drug, depressant, downer | A drug that reduces excitability and calms a person |
| soothing syrup | medicine in the form of a syrup that has a calming effect |
| specific | A medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease |
| sucralfate, Carafate | medicine consisting of a tablet (trade name Carafate) used to treat peptic ulcers |
| sudorific, sudatory | A medicine that causes or increases sweating |
| suppository | A small plug of medication designed for insertion into the rectum or vagina where it melts |
| tincture | (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution |
| tonic, restorative | A medicine that strengthens and invigorates |
| tyrosine kinase inhibitor | A drug used in cases of chronic myeloid leukemia |
| vermicide | An agent that kills worms (especially those in the intestines) |
| vermifuge, anthelmintic, anthelminthic, helminthic | A medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms |
| Broader | drug | A substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic |
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| Substances | physostigmine | Used in treatment of Alzheimer's disease and glaucoma |
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| Spanish | fármaco, medicación, medicamento, medicamentos, medicina, remedio |
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| Catalan | fàrmac, medicament, medicina |
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