monotherapy
- noun
- /ˌmɒnəʊˈθɛrəpi/
- Specialized
- And when it was compared with ambizon monotherapy, it was much higher cure rate and the parasitological failure has also improved very much.
- zidovudine monotherapy
- monotherapy and combination
Yeah, some people are on HCG monotherapy.
- Yeah, some people are on HCG monotherapy.
Examples
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The only setting in which we begin with spironolactone monotherapy is in patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis who have profound hypokalemia.
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The doctor recommended monotherapy with a single medication to treat her diabetes.
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First there was monotherapy, that is streptomycin.
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For example, some drugs have monotherapy given as the "official" package insert indication.
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Zidovudine monotherapy was received during 34-47% of the follow-up.
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The use of PGA-blocker combinations has increased in parallel with the popularity of PGAs as monotherapy.
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Nonetheless, that study demonstrated the impressive outcomes of treating selected cases of inoperable MCC with radiation monotherapy.
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Clinical trials with Bicalutamide at 100 or 150 mg/day have revealed equivalent efficacy between Bicalutamide monotherapy and surgical or chemical castration.
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Patients may respond better to monotherapy than to a combination of multiple drugs in certain cases.
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In clinical trials, monotherapy was found to be effective for managing mild depression.
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Etymology
Monotherapy comes from mono- meaning 'one', as in monologue, and therapy meaning 'treatment', as in 'physical therapy'. So monotherapy means using a 'single treatment' for a medical problem instead of a mix.