Which term describes the general use of medication to treat disease?

• A. Drug therapy
• B. Psychotherapy
• C. Cognitive therapy
• D. Behavior therapy

Answer: (A)

Drug therapy is the general term for using medicines to treat disease. It covers prescribing or using medications to relieve symptoms, cure illness, or prevent progression, relying on the science of pharmacology to choose the right drug, dose, and duration while balancing benefits and side effects. Other approaches like psychotherapy, cognitive therapy, and behavior therapy focus on mental processes or behavior and do not involve medications, explaining why they aren’t described as the general use of medication to treat disease.