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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Eli Lilly’s GLP-1 medications for weight loss came years later, but that company quickly took the lead in what is now the world’s largest-ever pharmaceutical market.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

Novo has struggled to keep pace with Lilly, a nimble competitor that innovated with the way it sold GLP-1 medications like Zepbound.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

Poland’s health minister, Jolanta Sobierańska‑Grenda, compared the sum Pfizer is pursuing—€1.3 billion, equivalent to roughly $1.5 billion—to the country’s annual spend on cancer medications.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

In 2011, Ungar participated in one of the earliest efforts to use material created by internet users to identify possible adverse effects from medications.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

They hadn’t missed taking any of their medications.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French