causal agent
cause
causal agency | any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results |
drug bust
drugs bust | seizure of illegal drugs by the police |
| withdrawal drug withdrawal | the termination of drug taking |
iontophoresis
ionic medication
iontotherapy
electromotive drug administration
EMDA | therapy that uses a local electric current to introduce the ions of a medicine into the tissues |
substance abuse
drug abuse
habit | excessive use of drugs |
drug traffic
drug trafficking
narcotraffic | traffic in illegal drugs |
| drug war | conflict between law enforcement and those who deal in illegal drugs |
abortifacient
aborticide
abortion-inducing drug | a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion |
Adam
ecstasy
XTC
go
disco biscuit
cristal
X
hug drug | street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine |
adrenergic
adrenergic drug | drug that has the effects of epinephrine |
| alkylating agent | an antineoplastic drug used to treat some forms of cancer |
alpha blocker
alpha-blocker
alpha-adrenergic blocker
alpha-adrenergic blocking agent | any of various drugs that block alpha-adrenergic receptors, used in treating benign prostatic hyperplasia, relaxes the muscles of the prostate and bladder |
anesthetic
anaesthetic
anesthetic agent
anaesthetic agent | a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations |
antiarrhythmic
antiarrhythmic drug
antiarrhythmic medication | a drug used to treat an abnormal heart rhythm |
antibacterial
antibacterial drug
bactericide | any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth |
antibiotic
antibiotic drug | a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections, when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs |
anticholinergic
anticholinergic drug | a substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholine |
anticonvulsant
anticonvulsant drug
antiepileptic
antiepileptic drug | a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy) |
antidepressant
antidepressant drug | any of a class of drugs used to treat depression, often have undesirable side effects |
antidiabetic
antidiabetic drug | a drug used to treat diabetes mellitus |
antidiarrheal
antidiarrheal drug | a drug used to control or stop diarrhea |
antidiuretic
antidiuretic drug | a drug that limits the formation of urine |
antiemetic
antiemetic drug | a drug that prevents or alleviates nausea and vomiting |
antifungal
antifungal agent
fungicide
antimycotic
antimycotic agent | any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi |
antihypertensive
antihypertensive drug | a drug that reduces high blood pressure |
anti-inflammatory
anti-inflammatory drug | a medicine intended to reduce inflammation |
antimalarial
antimalarial drug | a medicinal drug used to prevent or treat malaria |
antineoplastic
antineoplastic drug
cancer drug | any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells, used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells, all have unpleasant side effects that may include nausea and vomiting and hair loss and suppression of bone marrow function |
antiprotozoal
antiprotozoal drug | a medicinal drug used to fight diseases (like malaria) that are caused by protozoa |
antispasmodic
spasmolytic
antispasmodic agent | a drug used to relieve or prevent spasms (especially of the smooth muscles) |
antiviral
antiviral agent
antiviral drug | any drug that destroys viruses |
astringent
astringent drug
styptic | a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals |
beta blocker
beta-blocking agent
beta-adrenergic blocker
beta-adrenergic blocking agent | any of various drugs used in treating hypertension or arrhythmia, decreases force and rate of heart contractions by blocking beta-adrenergic receptors of the autonomic nervous system |
blocker
blocking agent | a class of drugs that inhibit (block) some biological process |
brand-name drug
proprietary drug | a drug that has a trade name and is protected by a patent (can be produced and sold only by the company holding the patent) |
cleansing agent
cleanser
cleaner | a preparation used in cleaning something |
| club drug | a controlled substance that is usually taken by young people at dance clubs and raves |
| cytotoxic drug | any drug that has a toxic effect on cells, commonly used in chemotherapy to inhibit the proliferation of cancerous cells |
| designer drug | a psychoactive drug deliberately synthesized to avoid anti-drug laws, mimics the effects of a banned drug, law was revised in to ban designer drugs |
diuretic drug
diuretic
water pill | any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine, which causes the body to get rid of excess water |
| drug r | a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic |
drug cocktail
highly active antiretroviral therapy
HAART | a combination of protease inhibitors taken with reverse transcriptase inhibitors, used in treating AIDS and HIV |
drug of abuse
street drug | a drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects), drug abuse can lead to physical and mental damage and (with some substances) dependence and addiction |
| fertility drug | a drug used to increase a woman's fertility |
| fixedombination drug | drug containing fixed amounts of two or more ingredients |
| gateway drug | a habit-forming drug that is not addictive but its use may lead to the use of other addictive drugs, one college athlete recently called beer a gateway drug for young people |
| generic drug | when the patent protection for a brand-name drug expires generic versions of the drug can be offered for sale if the FDA agrees, generic drugs are usually cheaper than brand-name drugs |
hallucinogen
hallucinogenic drug
psychedelic drug
psychodelic drug | a psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences |
| hard drug | a narcotic that is considered relatively strong and likely to cause addiction |
immunogen
immunizing agent | any substance or organism that provokes an immune response (produces immunity) when introduced into the body |