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Pharmacological Therapy

Medication is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease. Drug therapy, also called pharmacotherapy, is a central part of medical practice and depends on the science of pharmacology for its continuing advancement and on the profession of pharmacy for its appropriate management and dispensing.

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Medication (Wikipedia)
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medication, lead section
    Medication (also called medicament, medicine, pharmaceutical drug, medicinal product, medicinal drug, or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease.
  • In Group: Drug Classification and Regulatory Categories, Introduction
    Medication (also called medicament, medicine, pharmaceutical drug, medicinal product, medicinal drug, or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease.
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