(MEDICINE) [noun] [C] - any natural or artificially made chemical which is used as a medicineanti-cancer/fertility/pain-killing drugsUnfortunately, the tumour failed to respond to drugs/drug therapy.At the time, some 500 000 patients were receiving the drug on prescription.Perhaps drug companies should spend less on product promotion and more on research and development.He takes drugs for his high blood pressure.
DRUG
Meaning of DRUG in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012