Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Treatment of disease through the use of drugs.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The treatment of disease by means of drugs.
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- noun medicine The use of
pharmaceuticals to treatdisease
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Examples
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Sarwer-Foner 1977 was opposed to long-term pharmacotherapy, noting that such patients do not in fact use medication, or use it improperly.
Clinical Work with Adolescents Judith Marks Mishne 1986
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This may be possible with long-term pharmacotherapy or hormone manipulation but these options need to be investigated, he said
NY Daily News AFP RELAXNEWS 2011
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I think certainly we can't advocate pharmacotherapy, that is, medications, before we tell people to get off the couch and exercise, to eat right and to put the cigarettes down.
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And the paper made no mention of the costs attached to long-term pharmacotherapy, "Katz added.
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The ACVD task force on canine atopic dermatitis XX: glucocorticoid pharmacotherapy.
Dr. Richard Palmquist: Does Your Pet Have Allergies? Dr. Richard Palmquist 2011
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Evidence-based veterinary dermatology: a systematic review of the pharmacotherapy of canine atopic dermatitis.
Dr. Richard Palmquist: Does Your Pet Have Allergies? Dr. Richard Palmquist 2011
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After an average of 466 days of continuous ADHD pharmacotherapy, weight change in treated subjects was - 12% of initial weight versus a 3% weight gain in controls.
Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Still More on ADHD and Obesity 2009
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Current treatment modalities include individual and family therapies, behavioral and academic interventions, and pharmacotherapy.
Psychiatry 2010
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"Quitting smoking requires a combination of pharmacotherapy and behavioral support," GSK said.
Quit Smoking: A New Case for Going Cold Turkey Mike Esterl 2012
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The role for pharmacotherapy in this effort is very small; the role for feet and forks, and the policies, programs, and practices that foster their good use -- far greater.
David Katz, M.D.: Questioning Weight Loss Drugs M.D. David Katz 2011
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