"drug of last resort" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: drugs of last resort [plural]
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  1. (medicine) A pharmaceutical drug that is tried after all other drug options have failed to produce an adequate response in the patient. Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: DoLR [initialism]
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