medications

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substance that helps cure, alleviate, or prevent illness n.
cure n.
drug n.

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

aid assistance drug medicine placebo remedy treatment

STRONG

alleviation antidote catholicon corrective countermeasure elixir fix healing help medicament nostrum panacea physic proprietary recovery redress reparation therapeutic

WEAK

counteractant counteragent elixir vitae healing agent medicant pharmacon quick fix restora-tive

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hindrance hurt injury

NOUN

drug

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cure medicine narcotic opiate pharmaceutical pill prescription remedy sedative stimulant

STRONG

depressant dope essence medicament pharmaceutic physic poison potion tonic

WEAK

biologic medicinal

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disease

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medications

But complaints about missed packages and mail-order medications, as well as trouble setting up banking accounts and utilities, persisted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

The medications “are not analgesics in the traditional sense, but they are becoming increasingly relevant to pain medicine,” they wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

A few weeks before the crash, he experienced an apparent psychosis, was recommended hospital treatment and was prescribed several medications.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Kenya's health ministry official Patrick Amoth said the patient might have passed screening after taking medications that masked his symptoms.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

“We knew that. But they thought medications would control the damage. She was doing so well. We thought...”

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson