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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Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 7 Jan. 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
The Persian author Mansur ibn Ilyas (c.1380–1422) wrote of resetting fractured or broken bones using braces and tight bandaging to immobilize and realign limbs, followed by the application of various salves and medicaments to help the bones heal.
—Jack Hartnell, Time, 30 Oct. 2019
Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 7 Jan. 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
The Persian author Mansur ibn Ilyas (c.1380–1422) wrote of resetting fractured or broken bones using braces and tight bandaging to immobilize and realign limbs, followed by the application of various salves and medicaments to help the bones heal.
—Jack Hartnell, Time, 30 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for medicament
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As a severe ice storm threatens to wreak havoc on metro Atlanta this weekend, pharmacists are urging residents to act now to avoid running out of critical medications if roads become unsafe.—
Nakell Williams,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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As a result, most routine management tasks (monitoring, medication adjustments and decision support) are primed for generative AI.—
Robert Pearl,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Mass migration, overflows at the border, and worsening street conditions because of drug dealing and crime in San Francisco are some of the issues Karina Velasquez started paying more attention to after the 2020 elections.—
Kenny Choi,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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The sentence will be followed by two years probation, and Humes must remain drug and alcohol free with screenings.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
21 Jan. 2026
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Naltrexone is available with a prescription from a licensed healthcare provider, such as a primary care doctor, addiction medicine specialist or psychiatrist.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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She's been vocal about the unique needs of helping the BIPOC population, which often lacked access to or trust in traditional medicine.—
Laurie Perez,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Older remedies approved to treat motion sickness include antihistamines such as dimenhydrinate (Dramamine) and meclizine (Bonine/Dramamine nondrowsy), and anticholinergics delivered via skin patch such as hyoscine (Scopolamine).—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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The root cause of Cuba’s tragedy is Cuban; the remedy for Cuba will be Cuban, too.—
Ricardo Torres,
Time,
8 Jan. 2026
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There's no cure for C3G, but symptoms can be managed with medications or lifestyle changes.—
Carrie Madormo,
Health,
12 Jan. 2026
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Physicians know that vaccines aren’t the end-all cure for disease.—
Allison Ong,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Medicament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medicament. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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