Medicine

Words related to medicine, types of medicine, and the application of medicine.

• What general words refer to medicine?
  medicine medication medicinal drug narcotic antidote elixir remedy herb
• What are the names of particular types of medicine?
  analgesic antacid antibiotic antidote antihistamine antiseptic antitoxin aspirin barbiturate cathartic chloroquine drops eye drops emetic iodine immunization inoculation lozenge painkiller paregoric penicillin prophylactic purgative sedative sleeping pill stimulant sulfa tranquilizer transfusion Tylenol vaccine wine
• What words refer to medicine you put on your skin?
  ointment salve liniment lotion poultice balm cream
• What words refer to medicine that you eat or drink?
  tablet pill capsule potion syrup tonic
• What words refer to medicine that is injected under the skin?
  shot injection jab
• What words refer to giving medicine?
  medicate apply medicine/ointment give a shot inject someone with vaccinate immunize inoculate administer prescribe medicine apply a bandage massage rub something in
• What words refer to taking medicine?
  take something for drink swallow
• What words refer to some medicine that is given at one time?
  dose dosage course of medicine overdose
• What words refer to the equipment used to store and administer medicine?
  medicine bottle needle syringe IV
• What words refer to the written instructions a doctor gives about how much medicine to take?
  prescription prescribe
• What words refer to someone who makes and sells medicine?
  chemist pharmacist druggist pharmacy herbalist