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Medications

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Medicines

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Marine Environmental Data Service

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Medstone International, Inc.

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Medical Eligibility Determination Services

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Meteorological and Environmental Data Services

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Marine Ecological Database System

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The Medical Emergency Distribution System

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Minority Economic Development System

Governmental » State & Local

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Medical Education for Diverse Students

Medical -- and more...

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Metabolic Endocrine Disease Summit

Medical » Diseases

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Meditation Exercise Diet Sleep

Miscellaneous » Food & Nutrition

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Motion Energy Distribution System

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Mold Elimination Dispenser System

Miscellaneous » Unclassified

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Mindfulness Exercise Diet and Sleeping

Miscellaneous » Food & Nutrition

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Midwest Emergency Department Services

Miscellaneous » Unclassified

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Manage Educate Dosage and Stay

Miscellaneous » Unclassified

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Meditation Exercise Diet and Sleep

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Medical Education Data Source

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MC ELig Data System

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Marine Engineering Diving Services

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Manufacturing and Engineering Distribution System

Miscellaneous » Manufacturing

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Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences

Academic & Science

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Management Education Disposal and Storage

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Medsmusic Experiment Development System

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What does MEDS mean?

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A medication (also called medicament, medicine, pharmaceutical drug, medicinal drug or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease. Drug therapy (pharmacotherapy) is an important part of the medical field and relies on the science of pharmacology for continual advancement and on pharmacy for appropriate management. Drugs are classified in multiple ways. One of the key divisions is by level of control, which distinguishes prescription drugs (those that a pharmacist dispenses only on the order of a physician, physician assistant, or qualified nurse) from over-the-counter drugs (those that consumers can order for themselves). Another key distinction is between traditional small molecule drugs, usually derived from chemical synthesis, and biopharmaceuticals, which include recombinant proteins, vaccines, blood products used therapeutically (such as IVIG), gene therapy, monoclonal antibodies and cell therapy (for instance, stem cell therapies). Other ways to classify medicines are by mode of action, route of administration, biological system affected, or therapeutic effects. An elaborate and widely used classification system is the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System. The World Health Organization keeps a list of essential medicines. Drug discovery and drug development are complex and expensive endeavors undertaken by pharmaceutical companies, academic scientists, and governments. As a result of this complex path from discovery to commercialization, partnering has become a standard practice for advancing drug candidates through development pipelines. Governments generally regulate what drugs can be marketed, how drugs are marketed, and in some jurisdictions, drug pricing. Controversies have arisen over drug pricing and disposal of used drugs.

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