pharmacotherapy
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Pharmacotherapy, also known as pharmacological therapy or drug therapy, is defined as medical treatment that utilizes one or more pharmaceutical drugs to improve ongoing symptoms (symptomatic relief), treat the underlying condition, or act as a prevention for other diseases (prophylaxis).
Research
4,191,290 papers- Pharmacotherapy of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy · 2013
- Pharmacotherapy for Cocaine Use Disorder-a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of general internal medicine · 2019
- Combined Pharmacotherapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adults With Alcohol or Substance Use Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JAMA network open · 2020
- [Pharmacotherapy of schizophrenia: clinical and some age-related aspects].Zhurnal nevrologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova · 2024
- Nanotechnology-Enhanced Pharmacotherapy for Intervertebral Disc Degeneration Treatment.International journal of nanomedicine · 2024
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- medical treatment
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- topic's main category
- Category:Pharmacotherapy
- Commons category
- Pharmacotherapy
- uses
- medication
- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C15986
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- History
- From natural compounds to pharmaceutical drugs
- Drug discovery
- Evidence-based medicine
- Personalized medicine
- [[Pharmacogenomics|Pharmacogenetics]] and [[pharmacogenomics]]
- Example: Azathioprine Therapy
- Example: Omalizumab Therapy
- Medication compliance
- Example: [[Tuberculosis management|Tuberculosis treatment]]
- Role of Pharmacists
- See also
- References
Pharmacotherapy, also known as pharmacological therapy or drug therapy, is defined as medical treatment that utilizes one or more pharmaceutical drugs to improve ongoing symptoms (symptomatic relief), treat the underlying condition, or act as a prevention for other diseases (prophylaxis).
It can be distinguished from therapy using surgery (surgical therapy), radiation (radiation therapy), movement (physical therapy), or other modes. Among physicians, sometimes the term medical therapy refers specifically to pharmacotherapy as opposed to surgical or other therapy; for example, in oncology, medical oncology is thus distinguished from surgical oncology.
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