Pick which one with care.
"Grabbin' pills!"
—Louis, Left 4 Dead
Ah, the wonderful world of medications. Staples of Murder Mysteries and Medical Dramas, and not too infrequently plot devices in Science Fiction (hard or otherwise).
May be related to Biology Tropes. See also This Is Your Index on Drugs, Healing and Curing Tropes and Toxic Tropes.
See also Polite Dissent
, which often reports on pharmacology misuses in comic books and TV shows, primarily pointing out when the wrong drugs are being used, super heroes blandly hand out DEA Controlled Substances, and where the dosages are ridiculously off. The author of the blog is a comic book fan and a licensed doctor, so the articles can be quite informative. He also does surprisingly comprehensive write-ups of House from the same perspective.
Tropes:
- Artistic License – Pharmacology (sub-index)
- Anti-Radiation Drug
- Chemical Messiah
- Fantasy Contraception
- Foul Medicine
- G-Rated Drug
- Healing Herb
- Immune to Drugs
- Improbable Antidote
- Instant Sedation
- Love Is in the Air
- Magic Antidote
- Marijuana Is LSD
- Medication Tampering
- Never Trust a Hair Tonic
- That Old-Time Prescription
- One Dose Fits All
- One Drink Will Kill the Baby
- Predatory Big Pharma
- Psycho Serum
- Side Effects Include...
- Suicide by Pills: A character intentionally overdosing on medication in pill form to kill themself.
- Suppository Gag
- Super Serum
- Truth Serums
