Medical term:

medicate



med·i·cate

(med'i-kāt),
1. To treat disease by the giving of drugs.
2. To impregnate with a medicinal substance.
[L. medico, pp. -atus, to heal]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

medicate

(mĕd′ĭ-kāt′)
tr.v. medi·cated, medi·cating, medi·cates
1.
a. To administer a medicinal substance to (a patient).
b. To treat (a disease or condition) with medication.
2. To add a medicinal agent to (a substance): The lozenges are medicated with menthol.

med′i·ca′tive adj.
The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

med·i·cate

(med'i-kāt)
1. To treat disease by the giving of drugs.
2. To impregnate with a medicinal substance.
[L. medico, pp. -atus, to heal]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

med·i·cate

(med'i-kāt)
1. To treat disease by dispensing (i.e., prescribing) drugs.
2. To impregnate with medicinal substance.
[L. medico, pp. -atus, to heal]
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012

Patient discussion about medicate

Q. is it ok to use drugs for medical reasons? and who is to decide when is necessary to use drugs when needed?

A. Today the most used "medical" drugs are narcotics- for pain relief, for patients who suffer extreme pain. All sorts of Codaine and Morphine types are used and on a very wide basis, and they are specially perscribed for ones who need them.

Q. How about Psychiatric Drugs for bipolar? One of my friend is suffering from bipolar. Will Psychiatric medications help him to come out of this affect?

A. from what i read- there are certain medication that can help. if the first one doesn't - there is a second and third line of medication. from a personal experience (not mine, a friend of the family) it can even save your friend's life..

Q. What medications are forbidden to take with alcohol? And why is that?

A. I think this web page will give you something to think about:
http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa27.htm
apparently there are more drugs you shouldn’t mix with alcohol then I could think of…

More discussions about medicate
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medicated

 [med´ĭ-kāt″ed]
imbued with a medicinal substance.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

med·i·cat·ed

(med'i-kāt'ed),
1. Impregnated with a medicinal substance.
2. Treated, as a patient.
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

medicated

Of soaps, shampoos, lotions, confections, etc., containing a drug or other medication.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

med·i·cat·ed

(med'i-kāt'ĕd)
1. Impregnated with a medicinal substance.
2. Treated, as a patient.
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012

Patient discussion about medicated

Q. is it ok to use drugs for medical reasons? and who is to decide when is necessary to use drugs when needed?

A. Today the most used "medical" drugs are narcotics- for pain relief, for patients who suffer extreme pain. All sorts of Codaine and Morphine types are used and on a very wide basis, and they are specially perscribed for ones who need them.

Q. How about Psychiatric Drugs for bipolar? One of my friend is suffering from bipolar. Will Psychiatric medications help him to come out of this affect?

A. from what i read- there are certain medication that can help. if the first one doesn't - there is a second and third line of medication. from a personal experience (not mine, a friend of the family) it can even save your friend's life..

Q. What medications are forbidden to take with alcohol? And why is that?

A. I think this web page will give you something to think about:
http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa27.htm
apparently there are more drugs you shouldn’t mix with alcohol then I could think of…

More discussions about medicated
This content is provided by iMedix and is subject to iMedix Terms. The Questions and Answers are not endorsed or recommended and are made available by patients, not doctors.


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