Medication

                   
PHARMACEUTICAL DRUG

A medication or medicine is a drug taken to cure or ameliorate any symptoms of an illness or medical condition the use may also be as preventive medicine that has future benefits but does not treat any existing or pre-existing diseases or symptoms dispensing of medication is often regulated by governments into three categories over the country medication.

Which are available in pharmacies and supermarkets without special restriction behind the counter medicines which are dispensed by a pharmacist without needing a doctor's prescription and prescription only medicines which must be prescribed by a licensed medical professional usually a physician.

In the united kingdom behind the counter medicines are called pharmacy medicines which can only be sold in registered pharmacies by or under the supervision of a pharmacist these medications are designated by the letter p on the label the range of medicines available without prescription varies from country to country medications are typically produced by pharmaceutical companies and are often patented to give the developer exclusive rights to produce them those that are not patented are called generic drugs since they can be produced by other companies without restrictions or licences from the patent holder.