the healing and cure of illness by the administration of drugs
Should the US government use what it calls 'pharmacotherapy' in its drugs war?
pharmacotherapy in American English
(ˌfɑrməkoʊˈthɛrəpi)
noun
the treatment of disease with drugs
pharmacotherapy in American English
(ˌfɑːrməkouˈθerəpi)
noun
the treatment of disease through the administration of drugs
Word origin
[1905–10; pharmaco- + therapy]This word is first recorded in the period 1905–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: aspect ratio, cadre, overcall, thiamine, white listpharmaco- is a combining form meaning “drug,” used in the formation of compound words. Otherwords that use the affix pharmaco- include: pharmacodynamics, pharmacogenetics, pharmacognosy, pharmacokinetics, pharmacolite
Examples of 'pharmacotherapy' in a sentence
pharmacotherapy
Costs of pharmacotherapy and cost structure were determined.
M. A. Demidova, N. N. Kirilenko 2012, 'ANALYSIS OF COST STRUCTURE FOR PHARMACOTHERAPY OF PATIENTS WITH STABLE ANGINA (THECASE OF CARDIOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF TVER REGIONAL CLINICAL HOSPITAL)', Racionalʹnaâ Farmakoterapiâ v Kardiologiihttps://www.rpcardio.com/jour/article/view/401. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The main pharmacotherapy ways of primary and secondary stroke prevention are discussed.
S. Y. Martsevich, V. A. Egorov 2006, 'STROKE PREVENTION IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS', Racionalʹnaâ Farmakoterapiâ v Kardiologiihttps://www.rpcardio.com/jour/article/view/1012. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Advances in technology, surgical techniques and pharmacotherapy have improved renal allograft survival.
Jiunn Wong, Matthew Zhen-Wei Tan, Manju Chandran 2015, 'Fifty shades of gray: Bone disease in renal transplantation', Proceedings of Singapore Healthcarehttps://doi.org/10.1177/2010105815611808. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Patients achieve the greatest success when quit attempts involve behavioral therapy combined with pharmacotherapy.
Jon O Ebbert, Kirk D Wyatt, J Taylor Hays, et al 2010, 'Varenicline for smoking cessation: efficacy, safety, and treatment recommendations',Patient Preference and Adherencehttp://www.dovepress.com/varenicline-for-smoking-cessation-efficacy-safety-and-treatment-recomm-a5269. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Pharmacotherapy remains the primary treatment option for these health issues.
Harvey MP, Lorrain D, Martel M, Bergeron-Vezina K, Houde F, Séguin M, Léonard G 2017, 'Can we improve pain and sleep in elderly individuals with transcranial direct currentstimulation? – Results from a randomized controlled pilot study', Clinical Interventions in Aginghttps://www.dovepress.com/can-we-improve-pain-and-sleep-in-elderly-individuals-with-transcranial-peer-reviewed-article-CIA. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
These data highlight the need for age-specific pharmacotherapy design and clinical application in adolescence.
Jennifer B. Dwyer, Frances M. Leslie 2016, 'Adolescent Maturation of Dopamine D1 and D2 Receptor Function and Interactions inRodents', PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0146966. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Lifestyle and pharmacotherapy to avoid symptom aggravation are additionally considered.
Agata Barczyk, Sebastian Foryś 2014, 'The Sjögren's syndrome – an interdisciplinary problem viewed by a dentist', Rheumatologyhttp://www.termedia.pl/The-Sjogren-s-syndrome-an-interdisciplinary-problem-viewed-by-a-dentist,18,24061,1,1.html. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Participants were on optimised pharmacotherapy and were non-smokers.
Zaid Zoumot, Claire Davey, Simon Jordan, William H McNulty, Denis H Carr, MatthewD Hind, David M Hansell, Michael B Rubens, Winston Banya, Michael I Polkey, PallavL Shah, Nicholas S Hopkinson 2015, 'A randomised controlled study of Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction with endobronchialvalves for patients with Heterogeneous emphysema and Intact interlobar Fissures: theBeLieVeR-HIFi study', Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluationhttps://doi.org/10.3310/eme02050. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)