as in drugs
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 medicaments
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
Justina Lee, CNBC, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for medicaments
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The drugs brought on psychotic episodes that were destructive, and when his son was about 20, the family made the difficult decision to ask Sean to leave the house.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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Correctional Health Services, which administers addiction treatment programs in the jails, said more efforts are needed to prevent drugs from getting into the facilities.—
Gavin J. Quinton,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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But getting Canada to sell medications to Colorado depends on supply.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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That's because the drug is often sold at compounding pharmacies, which make customized medications that are not FDA approved and are rarely covered by insurance.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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Midwives were used to taking care of mothers, offering medicines, catching babies, cutting cords, washing and swaddling.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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There are no vaccines that can prevent Powassan virus or medicines to treat the disease.—
Emily Vetter,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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For his part, Sherman, a long-time champion of wriggling remedies, cheered the clearance as a step forward for MDT generally.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
17 June 2026
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Giamusso, the bureau spokesperson, denied that these are reasons a person in prison would have their remedies rejected.—
Christie Thompson,
NPR,
17 June 2026
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“Medicaments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medicaments. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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