Therapeutic drugs are designed to do which of the following?

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Therapeutic drugs are aimed at relieving the symptoms and improving how a patient feels and functions during illness. They are chosen to lessen pain, fever, nausea, or other troublesome manifestations and to help manage a condition, even if the underlying disease isn’t completely cured. While some drugs can cure certain illnesses, that isn’t the general goal of therapeutic agents in everyday practice. Preventing disease is the realm of vaccines and preventive measures, and diagnosing disease relies on tests and diagnostic tools, not treatment. So the correct idea is that therapeutic drugs are designed to relieve symptoms caused by disease.