Re: [Gnumed-devel] proper English term needed for medication

[Jim Busser]

On 2009-10-28, at 3:13 PM, Karsten Hilbert wrote:

> I am looking for a compound noun which describes drugs/a
> drug expected to be taken perpetually, such as hypertensive
> agents.
>
> In German we say "Dauermedikament". A literal translation
> could be "permanent medication".

In English we might mainly think of the adverb

        to take a medication *indefinitely*

but if you want an adjective + noun I would better suggest

        ongoing medication

... the ongoing speaking to the lack of an intended stop date