Noun: ethical drug e-thi-kul drúg
- A drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist
"he told the doctor that he had been taking his ethical drug regularly";
- prescription drug, prescription, prescription medicine
Derived forms: ethical drugs
Type of: med [informal], medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine
Antonym: over-the-counter medicine
Encyclopedia: Ethical drug