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NALT Full

Preferred term

drug therapy

Type

Topic

Definition

The use of drugs to treat a disease or its symptoms. One example is the use of antineoplastic agents to treat cancer.
Source: Medical Subject Headings
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

therapeutics

Narrower concepts

Related concepts

Synonyms

antibiotherapy
antimicrobial therapy
chemotherapy
drug treatment
medication
pharmacotherapy
polytherapy

In other languages

terapia medicamentosa

Spanish
quimioterapia

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/24728

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