medicines

noun

plural of medicine
as in medications
a substance or preparation used to treat disease if you don't take all the doses of your medicine, you might get sick again

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Recent Examples of medicines The crisis hits harder for those without family abroad who can send them money, food or medicines to make their lives more tolerable. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026 Some contribute to research, or get made into consumer products, or medicines. — John Werner, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Knowing when to switch medicines can be a challenge, and it must be done in careful consultation with a doctor. — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026 While new medicines are likely more than a year away from hitting US shelves, analysts expect Cosmo shares to nearly double over the next 12 months. — Avalon Pernell, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026 Instead of waiting for a drug to run out, AI connects various pieces of data to predict which medicines are at risk of disappearing from shelves. — Marc Saltzman, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 If people become healthier by taking GLP-1 medicines, society could spend less on other health complications, such as dialysis and hospitalizations. — Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 26 Aug. 2026 Abu Dhabi healthcare company M42 signed a 10-year contract with the government of Botswana to roll out a national genomics program, digitize health records, and bolster access to medicines. — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Two-thirds of employers reported rising use of ​the medicines while the share of employers ​covering GLP-1 weight loss ⁠drugs dropped from 72% in 2025 to 60% in 2026. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 26 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for medicines
  1. medications
  2. drugs
  3. remedies
Noun
  • In a recent interview, the country’s leader, Miguel Díaz-Canel, acknowledged that the government is producing or acquiring abroad only 30% of the basic medications offered in state pharmacies.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Forgetfulness can have many causes besides dementia, including poor sleep, depression or anxiety, vitamin deficiencies, thyroid problems, and certain medications.
    — Danielle Zickl, HEALTH, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of medications
Noun
  • Before GLP-1s won over insurers and consumers alike, a whole generation of obesity drugs failed to reach blockbuster status; some instead went to bankruptcy court.
    — Avalon Pernell, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • For The Washington Post via Getty Images As use of GLP-1s have increased in the United States, some companies have dropped coverage of the drugs for their employees.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of drugs
Noun
  • The article criticizes the lack of comparative studies showing firms implementing these remedies outperform similar ones that don't.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • In his view, that includes a public education fund, though there are dozens of states along with cities, counties and school districts that will all be pursuing various remedies.
    — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of remedies

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“Medicines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medicines. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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