Medication, also refered to as medicine, is usually a drug or any other
substance used to prevent or cure disease or to relieve pain, anxiety
or any form of perceived discomfort, such as hunger. Medication is
often used to mean the act of administering medicines or drugs. Other
synonyms include pharmacotherapy, pharmacotherapeutics, drug treatment.
Drug treatment, that is: The administration of drugs with therapeutic
intention, usually characterizes and distinguishes the practice of
Medicine (and the Medical Specialties) from the art of Surgery (and its
derived Surgical Specialties). This practical (more than theoretical)
distintcion if deeply rooted in the History of Medicine. The science of
administering drugs to humans in the clinical setting is termed
clinical pharmacology. The emphasis on drug treatment plays an
essential role in distinguishing medical from surgical practice.