A medication (also called medicament, medicine, pharmaceutical drug, medicinal drug or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent... 69 KB (7,403 words) - 16:10, 5 April 2024 |
lithium compounds, also known as lithium salts, are used as psychiatric medication, primarily for bipolar disorder and for major depressive disorder. In... 90 KB (9,515 words) - 18:13, 5 April 2024 |
Antimalarial medications or simply antimalarials are a type of antiparasitic chemical agent, often naturally derived, that can be used to treat or to... 62 KB (7,196 words) - 22:25, 9 February 2024 |
A topical medication is a medication that is applied to a particular place on or in the body. Most often topical medication means application to body... 30 KB (3,768 words) - 04:40, 24 January 2024 |
Estradiol (E2) is a medication and naturally occurring steroid hormone. It is an estrogen and is used mainly in menopausal hormone therapy and to treat... 162 KB (15,421 words) - 05:52, 8 April 2024 |
(liraglutide, exenatide, and others), and pramlintide, all diabetes medications are administered orally and are thus called oral hypoglycemic agents... 49 KB (5,098 words) - 10:55, 4 April 2024 |
Anticonvulsant (redirect from Anticonvulsant medication) (also known as antiepileptic drugs, antiseizure drugs, or anti-seizure medications (ASM)) are a diverse group of pharmacological agents used in the treatment... 60 KB (5,294 words) - 22:47, 7 April 2024 |
Testosterone (T) is a medication and naturally occurring steroid hormone. It is used to treat male hypogonadism, gender dysphoria, and certain types of... 110 KB (10,800 words) - 11:20, 18 April 2024 |
psychotropic medication is a psychoactive drug taken to exert an effect on the chemical makeup of the brain and nervous system. Thus, these medications are used... 24 KB (2,530 words) - 06:54, 15 April 2024 |
under the brand name Pitocin among others, is a medication made from the peptide oxytocin. As a medication, it is used to cause contraction of the uterus... 34 KB (3,243 words) - 01:06, 8 April 2024 |
Intravenous therapy (redirect from Intravenous medication) (abbreviated as IV therapy) is a medical technique that administers fluids, medications and nutrients directly into a person's vein. The intravenous route of... 60 KB (7,182 words) - 01:54, 30 March 2024 |
An estrogen (E) is a type of medication which is used most commonly in hormonal birth control and menopausal hormone therapy, and as part of feminizing... 131 KB (14,549 words) - 07:58, 13 April 2024 |
Antiviral drug (redirect from Antiretroviral medication) Antiviral drugs are a class of medication used for treating viral infections. Most antivirals target specific viruses, while a broad-spectrum antiviral... 57 KB (6,925 words) - 01:45, 7 January 2024 |
Self-medication, sometime called do-it-yourself (DIY) medicine, is a human behavior in which an individual uses a substance or any exogenous influence... 56 KB (6,327 words) - 13:57, 18 April 2024 |
Over-the-counter drug (redirect from Over-the-counter medication) into proprietary mixtures. The term over-the-counter (OTC) refers to a medication that can be purchased without a medical prescription. In contrast, prescription... 30 KB (3,516 words) - 18:39, 1 February 2024 |
A counterfeit medication or a counterfeit drug is a medication or pharmaceutical item which is produced and sold with the intent to deceptively represent... 35 KB (3,841 words) - 10:30, 8 February 2024 |
Prescription drug (redirect from Prescription medication) A prescription drug (also prescription medication, prescription medicine or prescription-only medication) is a pharmaceutical drug that is permitted to... 28 KB (3,195 words) - 23:48, 14 March 2024 |
Antipsychotic (redirect from Antipsychotic medication) as neuroleptics and major tranquilizers, are a class of psychotropic medication primarily used to manage psychosis (including delusions, hallucinations... 208 KB (18,263 words) - 04:12, 22 April 2024 |
Analgesic (redirect from Pain medication) APAP, is a medication used to treat pain and fever. It is typically used for mild to moderate pain. In combination with opioid pain medication, paracetamol... 109 KB (5,952 words) - 21:22, 20 April 2024 |
Antifungal (redirect from Antifungal medication) An antifungal medication, also known as an antimycotic medication, is a pharmaceutical fungicide or fungistatic used to treat and prevent mycosis such... 28 KB (2,564 words) - 04:52, 24 February 2024 |
Route of administration (redirect from Parenteral medication) many medications, especially those used at the end of life. The walls of the rectum absorb many medications quickly and effectively. Medications delivered... 43 KB (4,513 words) - 07:48, 8 February 2024 |
A Medication Administration Record (MAR, or eMAR for electronic versions), commonly referred to as a drug chart, is the report that serves as a legal record... 2 KB (273 words) - 18:24, 27 March 2023 |
Anxiolytic (redirect from Anxiety medications) medication or other intervention that reduces anxiety. This effect is in contrast to anxiogenic agents which increase anxiety. Anxiolytic medications... 46 KB (4,409 words) - 12:01, 27 April 2024 |
Antidepressant (redirect from Antidepressant medications) Antidepressants are a class of medications used to treat major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, chronic pain, and addiction. Common side effects... 190 KB (20,467 words) - 22:13, 6 March 2024 |
Medication phobia, also known as pharmacophobia, is a fear of the use of pharmacological treatments. In severe, excessive and irrational cases it may be... 5 KB (562 words) - 07:53, 27 August 2023 |