Collocations for medicine - noun

modern
advances in modern medicine

traditional
qualified in traditional Chinese medicine

folk
Garlic was widely used in folk medicine.

conventional, orthodox
alternative, complementary, holistic, homeopathic, naturopathic, etc.
preventative, preventive
academic, clinical, forensic, scientific
family, general
She gave up general medicine to specialize in geriatrics.

geriatric, internal, obstetric, paediatric/pediatric, veterinary, etc.
Ayurvedic, Chinese, Oriental, Western
private (esp. BrE), public-health (BrE), socialized (esp. AmE)
She believed private medicine was a threat to the existence of the National Health Service.

train in
qualify in
practise/practice
people practising alternative medicine

a branch of medicine

powerful, strong
allergy, cough, etc.
a bottle of cough medicine

anti-inflammatory, antiviral, etc.
botanical, herbal
prescription
non-prescription (esp. AmE), over-the-counter

dose

take
swallow
prescribe (sb)
administer, give sb
dispense
treat sb with

cabinet, chest
bottle, dropper

medicine for
medicine for a chest infection