pharmacotherapy Definition
phar·ma·co·therapy (fär′mə kō ther′ə pē)
noun
the treatment of disease with drugs
pharmacotherapy Usage Examples
Converse of object
- use: The treatment of opiate misusers not using pharmacotherapy can also be effective, especially - but not exclusively - for young people.
- involve: It is expected that this will be the main provision for many stimulant misusers whose treatment may not involve pharmacotherapy.
- include: Prescribing services should also offer treatment which does not include pharmacotherapy, including treatment for opiate dependence and crack users.
Preposition: for
dependence: Medication development of ibogaine as a pharmacotherapy for drug dependence.
Adjective modifier
- evidence-based: He moved to Aston in October, where he has set up the Center for Evidence-based Pharmacotherapy.
- long-term: These results confirm the benefit of long-term pharmacotherapy for treating depressive illness "
Modifies a noun
treatment: Drug treatments Pharmacotherapy treatments have shown varied results in completed studies.
Browse dictionary entries near pharmacotherapy
- ‹ pharmacopeia
- ‹ pharmacology
- ‹ pharmacokinetics
- ‹ pharmacognosy
- ‹ pharmacogenetics
- ‹ pharmacodynamics
- ‹ pharmaco-
- ‹ pharmacist
- ‹ pharmaceutics
- ‹ pharmaceutical
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