The Federal government defines a drug as any substance (other than
food) intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, relief, treatment, or prevention of disease, or intended to affect the structure or function of the body. Drugs have drastically changed life in modern times. Many diseases and conditions that were once debilitating and deadly are now either unheard of or easily controlled through drug therapy. However, drugs have been around as long as man, albeit in different forms than today. Before the 20th century, most drug remedies were fashioned from naturally occurring plants and animals. Today, while natural sources are still useful, most of our drugs have synthetic origins.
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- Allergy Drugs: Overview
- Alzheimers & Dementia: Overview
- Anemia Drugs: Overview
- Anesthetics: Overview
- Antibiotics
- Antidepressants & Other Psychiatric Drugs
- Anti-fungal Drugs: Overview
- Anti-Protozoal Drugs: Overview
- Arthritis Drugs
- Asthma Drugs: Overview
- Blood Pressure Drugs: Overview
- Blood Thinning Drugs: Overview
- Cancer Drugs: Overview
- Cholesterol Drugs: Overview
- Common Cold Drugs: Overview
- Diabetes Drugs
- Diet Drugs
- Dietary Supplements: Overview
- Down Syndrome Drugs: Overview
- Drugs, Medical Devices & Implants: Overview
- Epilepsy Drugs: Overview
- Erectile Dysfunction Drugs: Overview
- Flu Drugs: Overview
- Gene Therapy: Overview
- Gout Drugs: Overview
- Growth Hormone Drugs: Overview
- Heart Failure Drugs: Overview
- Heartburn & Acid Reflux Drugs: Overview
- Hepatitis Drugs: Overview
- HIV & AIDS Drugs: Overview
- Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome Drugs: Overview
- Miscellaneous Drugs: Overview
- Multiple Sclerosis Drugs
- Narcolepsy Drugs: Overview
- Osteoporosis: Overview
- Painkillers: Overview
- Parkinson's Disease Drugs: Overview
- Pregnancy & Female Reproduction Drugs: Overview
- Premature Infant Drugs: Overview
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus or RSV Drugs: Overview
- Spinal Cord Injury Drugs: Overview
- Stroke Drugs: Overview
- Thyroid Drugs: Overview
- Transplantation & Immunosuppressant Drugs: Overview
- Tuberculosis Drugs: Overview
- Vaccines: Overview
- Anaphylactic Shock: Overview
- Overdose: Overview
- Pulmonary Fibrosis: Overview
- Prescription & Over-the-Counter Drugs: Frequently Asked Questions