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Definition of pharmacotherapy
: the treatment of disease and especially mental illness with drugs
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“Pharmacotherapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pharmacotherapy. Accessed 19 Oct. 2021.
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pharmacotherapy
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phar·ma·co·ther·a·py
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plural pharmacotherapies
Medical Definition of pharmacotherapy
: the treatment of disease and especially mental illness with drugs
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The first known use of pharmacotherapy was circa 1903
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