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.
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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.
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Literary Hub,
20 Aug. 2025
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.
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Literary Hub,
20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for medicament
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To find relief, many people turn to therapy, exercise, lifestyle changes, support groups, mindfulness practices or medication.
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People taking diuretics, beta-blockers or any transdermal medication patches should check with a doctor first since heat significantly increases drug absorption through the skin.
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Since the launch of LineShine, the supercomputer has been used for applications ranging from climate modeling and engineering simulations to drug discovery, neuroscience and AI, the center said.
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Court documents say Blakemore was a prolific drug trafficker for the Highs street gang, selling fentanyl at the intersection of Broadway and Lyndale in north Minneapolis.
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In Pasadena, volunteers at the restaurant Chamo Venezuelan Cuisine collected supplies, issuing a special plea for bandages, gauze, painkillers and other over-the-counter medicines.
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Warehouses across South Florida continue consolidating food, medicine, medical supplies and emergency equipment for shipment south, while the region’s Venezuelan diaspora has mobilized donation drives and volunteer efforts.
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The defense team also pointed to another Utah criminal case in which prosecutors were accused of contempt and suggested that one potential remedy would be to bar the state from seeking the death penalty.
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The main remedy Robinson’s defense suggested if prosecutors were held in contempt was for the death penalty to be removed as a possible punishment, should Robinson be convicted.
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If these tools help cure diseases, advance science, or solve problems beyond human capability, that would be extraordinary.
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One dollar of every ticket sold for the Saturday night concert went towards the CMT Research Foundation, an organization that funds research to find a cure for Charcot-Marie-Tooth.
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“Medicament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medicament. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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