noun
- a substance used for medical treatment; a medicine or drug
Usage: formal
Examples
- The doctor prescribed a new medicament for her chronic pain.
- Ancient civilizations used various plant-based medicaments to treat illnesses.
- The pharmacy stocks a wide variety of medicaments for different conditions.
- This medicament should be taken with food to avoid stomach irritation.
- The researcher studied the effectiveness of traditional medicaments.
- Patients must follow the dosage instructions for any medicament they take.