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lifestyle drug

Syllabification: (life·style drug)
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Definition of lifestyle drug

noun

  • a drug used to improve the quality of one’s life rather than for alleviating pain or curing disease.

This term has been variously applied to drugs used for cosmetic reasons (e.g., for hair replacement), drugs used to enhance one’s sex life (e.g., for erectile dysfunction), and drugs used to alleviate medical problems that are in some part attributable to lifestyle choices (e.g., for obesity). Some objections have been raised to the use of this term, as it may trivialize serious health problems

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Definition of lifestyle drug in the British & World English dictionary