A drug that is used to prevent disease is
therapeutic
cathartic
prophylactic
diagnostic
prophylactic
Rationale: Prophylactic means "before" disease; therapeutic drugs are used after a disease has been diagnosed and are used for treatment. Diagnostic drugs help to define a medical problem. Cathartic is a medication used for the lower intestinal tract.
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