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combination drug

American

[kom-buh-nei-shuhn druhg] / ˌkɒm bəˈnɛɪ ʃən ˌdrʌg /

noun

Pharmacology.

a medication comprising set dosages of two or more separate drugs.

Etymology

Origin of combination drug

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

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A team of researchers has now designed and prepared a combination drug that kills tumor cells by modulating the calcium influx into the cell.

From Science Daily • Jan. 29, 2024

It also reiterated its earlier statement that there was enough stock of the TLD tablet - the single generic HIV combination drug taken by 85% of patients - to last three months.

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2022

Switzerland has agreed to buy just over 1,200 doses of AstraZeneca's tixagevimab/cilgavimab, a combination drug designed to both prevent and treat COVID-19, the government said in a statement on Wednesday.

From Reuters • Jul. 20, 2022

It said the combination drug can also be used preventatively.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 11, 2021

Ivacaftor and the combination drug lumacaftor and ivacaftor, both marketed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals in Boston, restore the ion channels' function.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 23, 2017

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