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pharmacotherapy

pharmacotherapy

1 6.2
A medical treatment that uses medicines like pills or injections
  • noun
  • /ˌfɑrməkəˈθɛrəpi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : farmacoterapia
  • Pharmacotherapy has the potential to bridge some of the gaps in care for patients with alcohol use disorders.
  • receiving pharmacotherapy

And it would be much more like the system we're used to of chronic pharmacotherapy.

Examples

  • Large RCTs and meta-analyses show that currently available pharmacotherapy may improve symptoms and perhaps even survival.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Thus, in cases of invasive fungal sinusitis, proper identification via culture is imperative to ensure effective pharmacotherapy.

    Academic text (2006)

  • So I think that if we're going to see successful pharmacotherapy, it's going to have to be applied very early.

  • Treatment for this problem typically involves the use of pharmacotherapy.

    Academic text (2015)

  • The most commonly used treatments for depression are psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Psychological counseling may be needed to ensure compliance with pharmacotherapy and to cope with the side effects of medication.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Evidence shows that a combination of behavioral support from a stop smoking adviser plus pharmacotherapy can increase a smoker's chances of stopping by up to four times.

    Academic text (2014)

  • In addition, a lower dropout prevalence was shown in adults receiving CBT and medication simultaneously compared with those receiving pharmacotherapy alone.

    Academic text (2016)

  • Facilitation of adherence to medical regimens such as long-term pharmacotherapy may be attained through patient education.

    Academic text (2004)

  • The patient's recovery was significantly enhanced by the use of pharmacotherapy alongside lifestyle changes.

Synonyms

treatment
vspharmacotherapy
  • Specialized
∞ 2.1

Care to cure or reduce a health problem

is narrower meaning care using medicines or drugs not all procedures
medication
vspharmacotherapy
28 3.3

The use of medicine to treat an illness

is the specific use of drugs to treat conditions rather than other care

How Extreme

insulin shock therapy
  • Archaic
9.8
electroconvulsive therapy
  • Specialized
1 6.5
pharmacotherapy
  • Specialized
1 6.2
psychotherapy
  • Specialized
24 5.8

Surface Forms

pharmacotherapy singular
pharmacotherapies plural

Morphology

pharmacotherapy = therapy (semi-transparent) = pharmaco + therapy

The term literally combines the combining form 'pharmaco-' (drug-related) with 'therapy', but 'pharmaco-' is a technical combining form not a standalone common word, making it moderately unfamiliar to average learners.

Etymology

Pharmacotherapy comes from Greek parts pharmaco- meaning 'medicine', as in pharmacy, and -therapy meaning 'treatment'. So pharmacotherapy is treatment with medicines or drugs.