phar·ma·co·ther·a·py | \ ˌfär-mə-kō-ˈther-ə-pē 
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\Definition of pharmacotherapy
: the treatment of disease and especially mental illness with drugs
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pharmacotherapy
nounphar·ma·co·ther·a·py | \ ˌfär-mə-kō-ˈther-ə-pē \
\ 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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