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medicines

NOUN

substance that helps cure, alleviate, or prevent illness

Synonyms

WEAK

anesthetic antibiotic antidote antiseptic antitoxin balm biologic capsule cure dose drug elixir injection inoculation liniment lotion medicament ointment pharmaceutical pharmacon physic pill potion prescription remedy salve sedative serum tablet tincture tonic vaccination vaccine

NOUN

cure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

antibiotic cure drug medication pharmaceutical pill prescription remedy

STRONG

anesthetic antidote antiseptic antitoxin balm capsule dose elixir injection inoculation liniment lotion medicament ointment physic potion salve sedative serum tablet tincture tonic vaccination vaccine

WEAK

biologic pharmacon

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disease

Example Sentences

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The group said the U.K.’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency approved the pill as a once-daily treatment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

With data now officially published, Revolution Medicines will use these findings to seek formal approval from the Food and Drug Administration and other global regulatory bodies.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

Ph.D., chief executive officer and chairman of Revolution Medicines, said in a press release on Sunday.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

"No-one should purchase prescription-only medicines other than from reputable suppliers such as registered pharmacies. Medicines obtained from unregulated sources pose a major risk to people's safety."

From BBC • May 2, 2026

When Medicines had been given before the great Symptom appeared, in some of those who took them, it afterwards appeared, in others not.

From Advice to the people in general, with regard to their health by Tissot, S. A. D. (Samuel Auguste David)