cathartics

noun

plural of cathartic
as in drugs
a substance used to induce or speed up the process of defecation Epsom salts, when ingested, act as a cathartic.

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  1. drugs
  2. medications
  3. medicines
  4. pharmaceuticals
  5. remedies
Noun
  • But in a state where numerous local cartels make money not only from drugs but also from extortion, there are plenty of possibilities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Along with finding treatments for a host of other serious diseases, Fauci was instrumental in making strides to fight AIDS, Ebola, MERS, SARS, swine flu, and in developing drugs to counteract bioterrorism after 9/11.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of drugs
Noun
  • Recently, the company partnered with CVS Health to expand access to GLP-1 medications, boosting its direct-to-consumer weight management program.
    — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
  • According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, the process involves hormone medications to stimulate egg development, monitoring through bloodwork and ultrasounds and an outpatient egg-retrieval procedure.
    — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of medications
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  • The Consumer Healthcare Products Association warned of potential consequences of revising GRAS for dietary supplements and over-the-counter medicines.
    — Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Biosimilars are medicines made from living organisms called biologics.
    — Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of medicines
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  • The distribution of specialty pharmaceuticals — think treatments for cancer, as well as urological, kidney and autoimmune diseases — is one of the more important growth stories for this segment.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
  • That is where this story becomes relevant far beyond pharmaceuticals.
    — Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of pharmaceuticals
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  • Finally, these regulators will need to develop substantive performance standards and metrics to fairly regulate different facets of these new technologies and to prescribe appropriate remedies that lead to meaningful accountability.
    — Michael Posner, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • It's become a world of quick and easy solutions for life's puzzling issues; seemingly solving them in 45 seconds or using household remedies.
    — John Shumway, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of remedies
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