Drugs

Drugs

Terms in relation to substances, other than food, that have medicinal, intoxicating, performance enhancing, or other effects when put into the body of a human or animal.

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antibiotics

Pharmaceutical; Drugs

an antibiotic substance: one of a class of substances produced by living organisms and capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of micro-organisms; spec. any of these substances used for ...

ferrous gluconate

Pharmaceutical; Drugs

a yellowish gray or pale greenish yellow powder or granules C 12 H 22 FeO 14 used as a hematinic in the treatment of iron-deficiency anemia [Dictionary.com, Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary]

psychotropic

Pharmaceutical; Drugs

A drug, plant, etc.: affecting the mind; psychoactive

anti-depressant

Pharmaceutical; Drugs

An antidepressant is a psychiatric medication used to alleviate mood disorders, such as major depression and dysthymia and anxiety disorders such as social anxiety disorder.

Cheminformatics is the use of computer and informational techniques, applied to a range of problems in the field of chemistry. These in silico techniques are used in pharmaceutical companies in the ...