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
As drug companies race to develop medicines faster and more efficiently, IQVIA is positioned to benefit.
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Harvey Stober,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
Trying to take all these medicines to get through the day.
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Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
Someone needs to keep up with the doctors’ reports and instructions, and pick up any medicines that may be prescribed.
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Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
22 June 2026
Hospitals, clinics, emergency services, vaccines and medic medicines, and home medical equipment all depend on stable and affordable power.
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Patricia J. Kissinger,
STAT,
18 June 2026
Midwives were used to taking care of mothers, offering medicines, catching babies, cutting cords, washing and swaddling.
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Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
There are no vaccines that can prevent Powassan virus or medicines to treat the disease.
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Emily Vetter,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
Regarding medication, 300 of the 395 essential medicines produced on the island are unavailable due to a lack of chemical components required to manufacture medications.
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ABC News,
15 June 2026
Some peptides are approved for marketing by regulatory authorities like the Food and Drug Administration and taken regularly as medicines by tens of millions of people annually.
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Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
Harvey Stober,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
Trying to take all these medicines to get through the day.
—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
Someone needs to keep up with the doctors’ reports and instructions, and pick up any medicines that may be prescribed.
—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
22 June 2026
Hospitals, clinics, emergency services, vaccines and medic medicines, and home medical equipment all depend on stable and affordable power.
—
Patricia J. Kissinger,
STAT,
18 June 2026
Midwives were used to taking care of mothers, offering medicines, catching babies, cutting cords, washing and swaddling.
—
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
There are no vaccines that can prevent Powassan virus or medicines to treat the disease.
—
Emily Vetter,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
Regarding medication, 300 of the 395 essential medicines produced on the island are unavailable due to a lack of chemical components required to manufacture medications.
—
ABC News,
15 June 2026
Some peptides are approved for marketing by regulatory authorities like the Food and Drug Administration and taken regularly as medicines by tens of millions of people annually.
—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for medicines
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The unit at Lackland has implemented mitigation measures, is monitoring trainees who may have been exposed and is treating symptomatic trainees with antiviral medications such as Tamiflu, an Air Force spokesperson told CBS News last week.
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Neither group changed their diet or exercise habits during the 20-day trial, and none of the participants were taking blood pressure medications.
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So far this year, 17 tons of illicit drugs, mostly cocaine, have been seized in the Pacific region – more than three times the total across the whole of last year, according to the Australian Federal Police.
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In January, the military government claimed the country’s largest-ever seizures of illicit drugs and drug-manufacturing equipment, taken from a total of 12 drug production sites during a series of raids in the northern part of Shan state.
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Many families have their own remedies for treating these pesky bites—but as the old saying goes, prevention is better than the cure.
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The federal judge presiding over the case will ultimately decide whether to approve the settlement and the remedies in light of the verdict.
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“Medicines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medicines. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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