Meanings
noundrug of last resort (plural drugs of last resort)
plural drugs of last resort
- medicineA pharmaceutical drug that is tried after all other drug options have failed to produce an adequate response in the patient.
Synonyms: DoLR
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA pharmaceutical drug that is tried after all other drug options have failed to produce an adequate response in the patient.
Similar
Cite this entry
APA
drug of last resort. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drug%20of%20last%20resort
MLA
“drug of last resort.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drug%20of%20last%20resort. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drug of last resort,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drug%20of%20last%20resort.
Source: drug of last resort on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.