Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
médicament de support
English translation:
supportive medication
Added to glossary by
FannyMc
Dec 3, 2007 15:11
16 yrs ago
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French term
médicament de support
French to English
Medical
Medical: Pharmaceuticals
Cancer treatment
Thanks in advance!
Proposed translations
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| 3 +1 | supportive medication |
Helen Genevier
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| 4 | drugs to counteract side effects |
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| 4 | palliative medication |
joobie
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Proposed translations
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supportive medication
Possibly supportive medication to counteract the side-effects of chemo or radiotherapy e.g. antiemetics
From Webster's new world medical dictionary:
Supportive care: Treatment given to prevent, control, or relieve complications and side effects and to improve the patient's comfort and quality of life.
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Note added at 17 mins (2007-12-03 15:29:01 GMT)
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If you have more context it would be helpful, as I could also imagine it applying to adjuncts (adjunct: Adjunct is a drug or treatment that is not essential, but aids or assists another therapy, often improving the overall efficacy of treatment)
From Webster's new world medical dictionary:
Supportive care: Treatment given to prevent, control, or relieve complications and side effects and to improve the patient's comfort and quality of life.
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Note added at 17 mins (2007-12-03 15:29:01 GMT)
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If you have more context it would be helpful, as I could also imagine it applying to adjuncts (adjunct: Adjunct is a drug or treatment that is not essential, but aids or assists another therapy, often improving the overall efficacy of treatment)
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drugs to counteract side effects
also en FR 'Médicamant correcteur'
16 hrs
palliative medication
it is a term generaly used by medical staff (in uk). It concerns any medication that helps the parient to support the disageable effects of an illness, anti emmetics, to aleviate nausea and vomiting
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