pharmacotherapy

noun phar·ma·co·ther·a·py \ˌfär-mə-kō-ˈther-ə-pē\

Definition of PHARMACOTHERAPY

: the treatment of disease and especially mental illness with drugs

circa 1903

Medical Dictionary

noun phar·ma·co·ther·a·py \ˌfär-mə-kō-ˈther-ə-pē\

plural phar·ma·co·ther·a·pies

: the treatment of disease and especially mental disorder with drugs

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