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Medikamentöse Therapie

drug therapy, pharmacological treatment

noun meh-dee-kah-men-TOE-zeh teh-rah-PEE Rare
Body & Health Medicine

Usage Note

Medikamentöse Therapie is treatment based primarily on medications, as opposed to surgery or physiotherapy. The adjective medikamentös is common in medical writing; medikamentös einstellen means to adjust someone's medication regime.

Examples

"Für seinen Bluthochdruck wurde zunächst eine medikamentöse Therapie eingeleitet."

Natural Translation

For his high blood pressure, drug therapy was initiated first.

Literal Translation

For his high blood pressure a medication-based therapy was initiated at first.

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