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Recent Examples of medicament 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
Noun
  • With weight loss drug advertisements infiltrating aspects of everyday life from scrolling on social media to in-person shopping, it’s become quite clear just how mainstream these medications are now.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 22 May 2025
  • In some instances, someone’s Lp(a) level might help guide medication decisions.
    Stacey Colino, Time, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • Once again, these drugs are clearly marketed to CHILDREN.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 21 May 2025
  • She was later released on the conditions of her bail, including no consumption of alcohol, marijuana or non-prescribed drugs, and had to submit random tests for each.
    Esther Kang, People.com, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • The big three injectable prescription weight loss medicines: Ozempic, Victoza, and Wegovy.
    Kate Knibbs, Wired News, 15 May 2025
  • Laughter is truly the best medicine for stress and anxiety.
    Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • Because there is no remedy for migrants who have already been deported, the ACLU lawyers asked the Supreme Court to provide guidance to lower courts about what measures are required for adequate notice to contest deportations.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 17 May 2025
  • However, by the time Biden became incapacitated, that constitutional remedy was available for use.
    Mark R. Weaver, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • Turner, the Indiana Pacers' standout 3-and-D center, would be a perfect cure for what ails the Warriors around the rim — but, as Marks points out, Turner seems likely to have played himself into an incredibly lucrative new free agent deal this summer.
    Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
  • The mastermind behind covert action, Frank Wisner, never paused to consider that his cure for defeating an imaginary worldwide communist conspiracy was worse than the disease.
    Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2025

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“Medicament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medicament. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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