monotherapy

monotherapy
mono·ther·a·py -'ther-ə-pē n, pl -pies the use of a single drug to treat a particular disorder or disease <propranolol as \monotherapy for angina pectoris>

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mono·ther·a·py (mon″o-therґə-pe) treatment of a condition by means of a single drug.

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