pharmacotherapeutics
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
For purposes of this section, the term "pharmacotherapeutics" means medications used to treat the symptoms and disease of drug abuse, including medications to—
Source
- 1994–201742 U.S.C. § 285OThe Public Health and Welfare · Medication Development Program · for purposes of this section
For purposes of this section, the term “pharmacotherapeutics” means medications used to treat the symptoms and disease of drug abuse, including medications to—
(1) block the effects of abused drugs;
(2) reduce the craving for abused drugs;
(3) moderate or eliminate withdrawal symptoms;
(4) block or reverse the toxic effect of abused drugs; or
(5) prevent relapse in persons who have been detoxified from drugs of abuse.
Source
- 2013–present42 U.S.C. § 285OThe Public Health and Welfare · Medication Development Program · for purposes of this section