Medicaments

Also known as: Medicinal substances, Remedies, Drugs

Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.

This entry defines medicaments as a general term for all medicinal substances. It directs the reader to the main article on drugs.

Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)

MEDICAMENTS (from Latin medicamentum—remedy), a general name for all medicinal substances. See Drugs.

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“Medicaments.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/medicaments/