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pharmacotherapy

pharmacotherapy

1 6.2
A medical treatment that uses medicines like pills or injections
  • noun
  • /ˌfɑrməkəˈθɛrəpi/
  • Specialized
: 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
4 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
1 9.8
electroconvulsive therapy
  • Specialized
2 6.5
pharmacotherapy
  • Specialized
1 6.2
psychotherapy
  • Specialized
24 5.8

Surface Forms

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.