Synonyms of medicine

medicine

noun

ˈme-di-sən 

as in medication

a substance or preparation used to treat disease

if you don't take all the doses of your medicine, you might get sick again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• medication
• drug
• remedy
• cure
• medicinal
• prescription
• pill
• pharmaceutical
• physic
• medicament
• potion
• antibiotic
• specific
• syrup
• botanical
• panacea
• tablet
• prescription drug
• tonic
• injection
• nostrum
• patent medicine
• serum
• capsule
• ointment
• lotion
• cure-all
• salve
• tincture
• wonder drug
• liniment
• cap
• poultice
• antiseptic
• miracle drug
• purgative
• cordial
• embrocation
• shot
• cathartic

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of medicine

South Africa is planning to tighten the rules around pharmacies making their own compound versions of medicines, including the popular weight-loss and diabetes treatments Ozempic and Mounjaro, Reuters reports. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Welcome to Friendly Argument, a new STAT First Opinion series in which two experts who disagree but respect each other’s point of view engage in a debate about medicine and health policy. — John E. McDonough, STAT, 16 Oct. 2026

Alcohol flows, rivalries scald, and humiliations pile up—a few prove transformative, while the rest are swallowed like medicine. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

Blackburn’s caseworker grabbed her important papers, tablet and medicine. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026