as in medications
a substance or preparation used to treat disease
if you don't take all the doses of your medicine, you might get sick again
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Recent Examples of medicines
Understanding asthma medications Asthma is treated with medications, including emergency inhalers, daily long-acting inhalers, combination inhalers, which contains two or more medicines and nebulizer machines.
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Rhonda Conner-Warren, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
There are different types of biologic medicines, but typically, these powerful drugs work for people with a condition like mine by blocking specific inflammatory pathways in your immune system to help control inflammation and pain.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 11 Sep. 2025
While the federal government may be forced to choose between popular programs, Americans may be forced to choose between essential items like medicines, food, utilities, and more.
—Mike Patton, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The Danish company has been battling it out with US rival Eli Lilly, with each developing newer medicines to turbocharge weight loss and diabetes results since the approval of Nordisk’s Ozempic in 2017.
—Ana Nicolaci Da Costa, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Several stars – including Serena Williams, Rosie O'Donnell, Oprah Winfrey and Kelly Clarkson – have touted weight loss drugs like Ozempic, Mounjaro, Wegovy, Zepbound and other injectable prescription medicines.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
South Korea spends a smaller share of its drug budget on innovative medicines than any other high-income nation.
—Jeffrey Gerrish, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Novo Nordisk last week said Wegovy cut the risk of heart attack, stroke or death by 57% versus Eli Lilly's weight loss injection Zepbound in a real-world comparison of the rival medicines in patients with obesity and cardiovascular diseases but not diabetes.
—Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
In a worst case scenario, this could force Florida to tax essential needs such as food, medicines and rent.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2025
Rhonda Conner-Warren, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
There are different types of biologic medicines, but typically, these powerful drugs work for people with a condition like mine by blocking specific inflammatory pathways in your immune system to help control inflammation and pain.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 11 Sep. 2025
While the federal government may be forced to choose between popular programs, Americans may be forced to choose between essential items like medicines, food, utilities, and more.
—Mike Patton, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The Danish company has been battling it out with US rival Eli Lilly, with each developing newer medicines to turbocharge weight loss and diabetes results since the approval of Nordisk’s Ozempic in 2017.
—Ana Nicolaci Da Costa, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Several stars – including Serena Williams, Rosie O'Donnell, Oprah Winfrey and Kelly Clarkson – have touted weight loss drugs like Ozempic, Mounjaro, Wegovy, Zepbound and other injectable prescription medicines.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
South Korea spends a smaller share of its drug budget on innovative medicines than any other high-income nation.
—Jeffrey Gerrish, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Novo Nordisk last week said Wegovy cut the risk of heart attack, stroke or death by 57% versus Eli Lilly's weight loss injection Zepbound in a real-world comparison of the rival medicines in patients with obesity and cardiovascular diseases but not diabetes.
—Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
In a worst case scenario, this could force Florida to tax essential needs such as food, medicines and rent.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for medicines
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Today, tens of millions of Medicare beneficiaries rely on Part D to afford their medications.—
Jeffrey Kopp,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Amen pointed out that beta blockers do not cause cravings or withdrawals like other anti-anxiety medications.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Mads Claus Rasmussen | Afp | Getty Images Skovronsky thinks that pills could eventually become the primary way that obesity is treated around the world, and that oral drugs could have a larger market share than injectables.—
Angelica Peebles,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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Tidmarsh said the committees would still be consulted on general issues like how to regulate different classes of drugs.—
Arthur Allen,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Talk to your healthcare provider before trying herbs or natural remedies for headaches.—
Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
9 Sep. 2025
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Bailey argued in Sunday’s response that the Office of Civil Rights failed to articulate what about the gender-neutral restrooms constituted a Title IX violation and what possible remedies existed despite multiple requests by the district for further discussion.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Medicines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medicines. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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