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
  • Many medications treat high blood pressure, but you must first be diagnosed.
    Mill Etienne, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Regular exercise and taking medications as prescribed can all help control blood pressure.
    Mill Etienne, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of medications
Noun
  • Willow's debut aligns with growing excitement about quantum computing's applications, from creating new medicines to addressing the planet's climate woes.
    Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Lilly has been bulking up its production capacity since 2020, investing more than $17 billion into developing new plants and expanding existing facilities for the weight-loss and diabetes drugs that are expected to become some of the best-selling medicines of all time.
    Bob Woods, CNBC, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of medicines
Noun
  • This is because reducing the costs of pharmaceuticals has bipartisan support among lawmakers.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • That includes restaurant orders, groceries, pharmaceuticals, and other goods.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of pharmaceuticals
Noun
  • Prosecutors accused the company of submitting false claims for Medicare and other federal healthcare programs for prescriptions patients never received, claiming Walgreens received tens of millions of dollars for the allegedly bogus prescriptions.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Generic drugs account for nine out of every 10 prescriptions filled in the United States.
    Sally Pipes, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of prescriptions
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