pharmacotherapy

[ fahr-muh-koh-ther-uh-pee ]

noun

1. the treatment of disease through the administration of drugs.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pharmacotherapy¹

First recorded in 1905–10; pharmaco- + therapy

Example Sentences

According to a 2017 study in the journal Frontiers in Pharmacology, the manufacturing process “represents a new advancement in the pharmacotherapy” and guarantees the absence of active proteins and peptides that could cause immune reactions.

From Salon

Their study also explains why the cancer cells are resistant and how this resistance can be overcome: through concomitant pharmacotherapy or genetically improved CAR T-cells.

From Science Daily

"For patients who had been hospitalized for coronary artery disease or heart failure and who had diagnoses of anxiety or depression, treatment with psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy or a combination of the two was associated with as much as a 75% reduction in hospitalizations or emergency room visits. In some cases, there was a reduction in death," said lead study author Philip Binkley, M.D.,

From Science Daily

Details of the researchers' breakthrough were published in the journal Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy on January 2, 2024.

From Science Daily

The experts work across the hospitals and in local communities helping participants through a series of face-to-face behavioural support and licensed pharmacotherapy sessions, including Nicotine Replacement Therapy.

From BBC