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pharmacotherapy

noun phar·ma·co·ther·a·py \ ˌfär-mə-kō-ˈther-ə-pē \

Definition of pharmacotherapy

: the treatment of disease and especially mental illness with drugs

First Known Use of pharmacotherapy

circa 1903

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pharmacotherapy

noun phar·ma·co·ther·a·py \ ˌfär-mə-kō-ˈther-ə-pē \

medical Definition of pharmacotherapy

plural pharmacotherapies
: the treatment of disease and especially mental illness with drugs

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  1. Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about pharmacotherapy

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