Title: medicine
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - medicine
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.16241
Status: current

Definition
Any drug or remedy.

Note
This definition depends on usage. Any substance, e.g., herbs, willow bark, or honey, may be used as a drug or a remedy and, as always, the end effect will depend on the dose.

Source
- PAC, 2007, 79, 1583. 'Explanatory dictionary of key terms in toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2007)' on page 1631 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200779091583)

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Citation: Citation: 'medicine' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.16241
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