antibiotics

noun

Definition of antibioticsnext
plural of antibiotic
as in drugs
medical a substance that is used to kill harmful bacteria and to cure infections

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  1. medications
  2. medicines
  3. pharmaceuticals
  4. prescriptions
Noun
  • These medications mimic the hormones in your body involved in egg development, but at a much higher level, so all of your eligible eggs that month have a shot at maturing.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Other risk factors for iron deficiency include taking certain medications, gastrointestinal conditions, prior abdominal surgery, inflammatory conditions, and restrictive diets.
    Lauryn Higgins, Health, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of medications
Noun
  • Since then, researchers have been recognized annually for basic science investigations that have led to life-saving medicines and treatments; major social and behavioral insights; and technological advances involving national security, energy, the environment, communications, and public health.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Europe’s medicines regulator has started a review of whether a drug used to treat male balding can be linked to suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of medicines
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  • Due to the labor stoppage, a wide variety of products - including bananas, electronics, auto parts, pharmaceuticals and alcohol - may be impacted either by a lack of availability or a price boost.
    Rachel Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The Road To Quantum Advantage Some of our most challenging global issues in chemistry, climate change, logistics, pharmaceuticals, real-time financial derivatives and others are far beyond the reach of classical supercomputers.
    Paul Smith-Goodson, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of pharmaceuticals
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  • Few topics generate as much heat as pricing in healthcare, and prescription drug prices are no exception—between 2006 and 2020, prices for hundreds of the most common prescriptions increased fast enough to outpace general inflation, according to an AARP report from this year.
    Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Due to decades of mergers and acquisitions, the three largest PBMs now manage nearly 80 percent of all prescriptions filled in the United States.
    Alden Abbott, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of prescriptions
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