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
The hospital performed worse than average on urinary tract infections, patients falls and injuries, falls causing broken hips and communications about medicines.
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Eva Flowe
may 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2026
That would essentially allow the Medicare program to piggyback on other countries that negotiate the prices of some of the most expensive medicines.
—Elisabeth Rosenthal, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
Magnesium is a mineral found in food, supplements, and some medicines.
—Cathy Nelson, Verywell Health, 13 May 2026
Authorities say consumers can not be sure that medicines ordered overseas may not have toxic fillers, such as fentanyl.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 13 May 2026
Democrats in Congress have questioned the legality of some of those efforts, including a program that offers drugmakers expedited reviews for innovative medicines.
—Matthew Perrone, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Today’s medicines have turned the virus that causes AIDS from a fast killer into a manageable chronic disease, often keeping the virus at undetectable levels, but only if people can afford the drugs and stick with them.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
Bristol Myers Squibb this morning announced a partnership with Hengrui Pharma covering more than a dozen early-stage programs, the latest and a notably large case of a global pharmaceutical company looking to China for its next medicines, my colleague Andrew Joseph reports.
—Elaine Chen, STAT, 12 May 2026
Your doctor may also prescribe corticosteroids, which are synthetic anti-inflammatory medicines, or suggest using a splint or brace to help relieve pressure on the area.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Eva Flowe
may 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2026
That would essentially allow the Medicare program to piggyback on other countries that negotiate the prices of some of the most expensive medicines.
—Elisabeth Rosenthal, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
Magnesium is a mineral found in food, supplements, and some medicines.
—Cathy Nelson, Verywell Health, 13 May 2026
Authorities say consumers can not be sure that medicines ordered overseas may not have toxic fillers, such as fentanyl.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 13 May 2026
Democrats in Congress have questioned the legality of some of those efforts, including a program that offers drugmakers expedited reviews for innovative medicines.
—Matthew Perrone, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Today’s medicines have turned the virus that causes AIDS from a fast killer into a manageable chronic disease, often keeping the virus at undetectable levels, but only if people can afford the drugs and stick with them.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
Bristol Myers Squibb this morning announced a partnership with Hengrui Pharma covering more than a dozen early-stage programs, the latest and a notably large case of a global pharmaceutical company looking to China for its next medicines, my colleague Andrew Joseph reports.
—Elaine Chen, STAT, 12 May 2026
Your doctor may also prescribe corticosteroids, which are synthetic anti-inflammatory medicines, or suggest using a splint or brace to help relieve pressure on the area.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for medicines
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The bill focuses on large health care companies that own pharmacies as well as insurers or pharmacy benefit managers, known as PBMs, which influence the prescription drugs Americans can get through insurance plans and how much those medications will cost.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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Some experts believe that some people will need to take these medications for life to retain their results.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
13 May 2026
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Gunfire broke out inside the Philippine Senate as authorities attempted to arrest a senator accused of crimes against humanity linked to former President Rodrigo Duterte’s drugs crackdown.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
15 May 2026
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Up until now, the playbook has mostly been for large drugmakers to license drugs that were discovered and underwent early testing in China, or essentially take experimental drugs out of China.—
Angelica Peebles,
CNBC,
15 May 2026
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Gonzalez Rogers has scheduled a hearing Monday to begin considering options for remedies while the jury deliberates on questions of liability.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
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At this point, this is a legal matter, and the most responsible path forward is accountability through the appropriate process with a focus on donor remedies including the return of funds to impacted donors.—
Andrea Lucia,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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“Medicines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medicines. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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