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• aborticide, abortifacient, abortion-inducing drug go
  a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion
  
• agonist go
  (biochemistry) a drug that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction
  
• anesthetic, anaesthetic, anesthetic agent, anaesthetic agent go
  a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
  
• antagonist go
  a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug
  
• antisyphilitic go
  a drug (or other chemical agent) that is effective against syphilis
  
• anti-TNF compound go
  a class of drugs that block the action of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)
  
• botanical go
  a drug made from part of a plant (as the bark or root or leaves)
  
• brand-name drug, proprietary drug go
  a drug that has a trade name and is protected by a patent (can be produced and sold only by the company holding the patent)
  
• controlled substance go
  a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law
  
• dilator go
  a drug that causes dilation
  
• diuretic drug, diuretic, water pill go
  any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine, which causes the body to get rid of excess water
  
• drug of abuse, street drug go
  a drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects)
  
• Feosol go
  trade name of a drug rich in iron
  
• Fergon go
  trade name of a drug rich in iron
  
• fertility drug go
  a drug used to increase a woman's fertility
  
• generic drug go
  when the patent protection for a brand-name drug expires generic versions of the drug can be offered for sale if the FDA agrees
  
• intoxicant go
  a drug that can produce a state of intoxication
  
• levallorphan, Lorfan go
  drug (trade name Lorfan) that is related to morphine but that counteracts the respiratory depression produced by morphine poisoning but without affecting its analgesic effects
  
• medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug go
  (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
  
• miotic drug, myotic drug, miotic, myotic go
  a drug that causes miosis (constriction of the pupil of the eye)
  
• mydriatic, mydriatic drug go
  a drug that causes the pupil of the eye to dilate
  
• narcotic go
  a drug that produces numbness or stupor
  
• pentoxifylline, Trental go
  a drug (trade name Trental) used to treat claudication
  
• psychoactive drug, mind-altering drug, consciousness-altering drug, psychoactive substance go
  a drug that can produce mood changes and distorted perceptions
  
• psychotropic agent go
  a chemical substance that can influence human consciousness
  
• relaxant go
  a drug that relaxes and relieves tension
  
• soporific, hypnotic go
  a drug that induces sleep
  
• stimulant, stimulant drug, excitant go
  a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process
  
• suppressant, appetite suppressant go
  a drug that suppresses appetite
  
• synergist go
  a drug that augments the activity of another drug
  
• virility drug, anti-impotence drug go
  drug to treat impotence attributable to erectile dysfunction
  
• arsenical go
  a pesticide or drug containing arsenic