pharmacotherapy

noun

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

: the treatment of disease and especially mental illness with drugs

Examples of pharmacotherapy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Situations where people have more than one diagnosis may also be best treated through a combination of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy. —Bryan Cochran, Discover Magazine, 12 July 2024

In the last few years, new medications have entered the market, ushering in a revolution in pharmacotherapy for obesity and diabetes. —Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 28 Aug. 2023

First of all, insurers need to step up and universally cover nutritional counseling and pharmacotherapy. —John Lamattina, Forbes, 16 May 2022

Eccrine is developing a medication monitoring platform that will personalize pharmacotherapy through the non-invasive measurement of drug levels in sweat. —Sonia Chopra, Cincinnati.com, 17 Oct. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1903, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pharmacotherapy

• immunotherapy
• physiotherapy
• radiotherapy
• brachytherapy
• chemotherapy
• cryotherapy
• hydrotherapy
• hypnotherapy
• monotherapy
• phototherapy
• psychotherapy
• sclerotherapy

Medical Definition

pharmacotherapy

noun

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

plural pharmacotherapies

: the treatment of disease and especially mental illness with drugs