Medication and Medical Intervention

A medication or medicine is a drug taken to cure and/or ameliorate any symptoms of an illness or medical condition, or may be used as preventive medicine that has future benefits but does not treat any existing or pre-existing diseases or symptoms.

Medical intervention: The act of intervening, interfering or interceding with the intent of modifying the outcome. In medicine, an intervention is usually undertaken to help treat or cure a condition.

Resources:

• Managing Your Medications
• Understanding Health Coverage
• Organizing Your Health Records
• Working with Care Providers
• Accessing Preventive Care