Thesaurus results for MEDICAMENT

medicament

noun

mi-ˈdi-kə-mənt

Definition of medicament

as in medication

a substance or preparation used to treat disease in the 19th century a physician's bag of medicaments most likely included powerful opiates

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Recent Examples of medicament Two employees in pharmaceutical industry wearing protective gloves, mask, cap and white suit seen standing by the machine that is the part of the medicaments production during the working hours in a pharmaceutical manufacturing. — Justina Lee, CNBC, 29 May 2026 The doctors here have every modern medicament, but candidly confessed that the answer to the malady is beyond them. — Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025 If the medicaments are innocuous, there’s little harm except to the patients’ pocketbooks. — Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2020 At the moment, the standard treatment for drug-resistant TB involves taking highly toxic medicaments for as long as two years. — The Economist, 14 Dec. 2019

Recent Examples of Synonyms for medicament

Noun

Awaiting news Banda had just started a new cancer-targeting medication that cost $16,000 a month, reduced to $500 by insurance.

— Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Physician visits and medication for pain management added another $1,000.

— Lance B. Fulford, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of medication

Noun

Imprisoned since 2004 and serving a life sentence, Buchanan was accused of directing drug sales, extortion, gambling and violence across San Diego County and beyond.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
They were showered with expensive clothes, spa treatments, and drugs, and given weekly allowances ranging from $150 to $200.

— Samantha Bergeson, Time, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of drug

Noun

The first step will be to clarify what people need and organize the delivery of food, medicine, hygiene products and other essentials, Lantratova said in an online statement.

— BEN FINLEY, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
There is not enough scientific evidence to recommend mouth tape as a treatment for snoring or sleep disorders, according to pediatric sleep medicine specialist Brian Chen, MD.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of medicine

Noun

His attorney, Brian Williams, argued that the Fifth Amendment itself provides a legal avenue for seeking compensation, regardless of other remedies that may have been available.

— Brian Unger, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
If symptoms persist through drugstore remedies, do not wait it out.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of remedy

Noun

Professor Frink enlists Bart, Lisa, and Maggie, who are immune from the burp clouds, to persuade their father to help with a cure.

— Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026
While there is not yet a cure for MS, there are more than 20 therapies that can help reduce disease activity and slow worsening for many people living with MS.

— Bruce Bebo, STAT, 24 Oct. 2026