Pharmacophobia
Fear of taking medicine (aversion to pharmaceutical drugs).
Pharmacophobia
Fear of taking medicine (aversion to pharmaceutical drugs).
Learning Progress
Examples
"Pharmacophobia caused refusal of prescribed medication despite clear benefits."
"His pharmacophobia complicated treatment of otherwise manageable conditions."
Mnemonic Trick
Pharmaco- = drugs — imagine tablets as toxins to recall fear.
Additional Information
Common Symptoms:
"Noncompliance with prescriptions, refusal of injections, anxiety at pharmacies, health deterioration from avoidance."
Etymology
From Greek pharmakon = drug/medicine + phobos = fear.
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