Noun

The noun "medicine" can be used, for example, as follows:

He studies medicine.

I'm taking medicine for my condition.

This is a medicine that is used to treat your condition.

The is the medicine that is usually used to treat your condition.

These medicines all can be used to treat your condition.

These are medicines that can be used to treat yo

Medicine isn't normally used with the indefinite article. However, in the right context almost any noun can take a/an.

CB

Hi Anon

But I have still a problem with this sentence

This is a medicine that is used to treat your condition.

Is it meant here as a pill?

Thanks beforehand

Regards

Nata...

Cool BreezeMedicine isn't normally used with the indefinite article. However, in the right context almost any noun can take a/an.

CB

Thanks a lot CB

In the sentence, "This is a medicine that is used to treat your condition.", by using the indefinite article, "a", you're saying that this medicine, out of numerous other medicines, is used to treat your condition. For example, Prozac, Celexa, Zoloft, Paxil, and Lexapro are 5 medicines that are commonly precribed for depression. So a doctor might say to a patient: "Prozac is a medicine that is

Natalli.This is a medicine that is used to treat your condition.
Is it meant here as a pill?

No. Think of 'medicine' as 'substance'. It doesn't matter how the substance enters the body or what form it takes. It could be a pill or a liquid.

Azithromycin is a medicine in pill form.

Cough syrup, a liquid, is also a medicine.

CJ

Aha got it

Thanks a lot CJ and Anon for your help

Regards

Nata...