Drugs

* Pathologic 2
* Pathologic: The Marble Nest
* Pathologic

This page lists consumable items found in *Pathologic 2*, all of which can be consumed by the player for health and status effects. Most drugs can also be administered to other characters. Drugs are typically purchased from pharmacies or obtained from townsfolk via trading. Some drugs are made by the Haruspex in his Lair.

## Health Recovery

Bandages and Tourniquets result in immediate recovery of health, whereas Morphine and Painkillers will give the player a buff for 2 in-game hours, during which their health recovery in sleep is improved (these buffs can be stacked by consuming more than one). When consumed by the player, Painkillers have additional auxiliary effects that are determined by the tincture and organ used to brew them. Morphine and Painkillers can also be administered to patients during diagnosis, which will reduce their pain.

 Morphine | -25% Pain
* +10% Exhaustion
 Painkiller | Pain reduction *(varies)\** | * 2hr buff to HP recovery during sleep *(varies)\**
* Auxiliary benefit *(varies)\**

* \* Details regarding Painkillers' varying brew times and effects can be found in the table below.

## Prophylaxis

Increases immunity during Prophylaxis. Tinctures are also used to identify disease symptoms when diagnosing infected patients. When consumed by the player, Twyrine can locate notable events and children's caches, the details of which can be reviewed on its respective page.

## Antibiotics

*See Antibiotics*
Lowers infection. When consumed by the player, all antibiotics will also reduce their health, and home-brewed antibiotics will have small auxiliary effects which are determined by the tincture and organ used to brew them. Note that *all* of the following reductions made to Infection (Player & NPC) and Health occur relative to those stats' *current* value rather than their total value, such that neither status meter is fully depleted.

* \* Details regarding home-brewed antibiotics' varying brew times and effects can be found in the table below.

## Cures

Cures the Plague entirely. Alternatively, the player character can be cured if subjected to fire-based attacks made by Arsonists and Army Flamethrowers. They can also be cured by speaking to the large heart in the Abattoir titled "Zurkhen's Large Chamber," which unlocks the "Big Heart" Achievement.

 "Shmowder" | * Cures plague
* Maxes Pain\*
 Panacea | * Cures plague

* \* Bound NPCs' pain is issued a new value with each day, so this is irrelevant.

These items are items found in *Pathologic: The Marble Nest*.

## Full Release (2019)

### Health Recovery

 Tourniquet | Rubber tourniquets are regarded as poor quality by the townsfolk, who prefer the locally made leather ones.  The rumor that General Block, the chief commanding officer of the soldiers deployed to the Town, hanged himself on a noose made of tourniquets rather than succumb to the disease, is absurd and unfounded. This rubber band can't support the weight of a grown man. | Can be used to increase health.

### Cures

 Shmowder | The box seems to be filled with powder made of assorted ground pills. It's hard to picture a person who would produce such a mixture.  Powders, or "shmowders," as the kids call them, can sometimes cure any disease. Or at least they used to. Khan, the children's leader who now rules the Polyhedron, claims that all the real "shmowders" were used up long before the epidemic. | Cures the Plague at the cost of a great amount of health.

## Demo Release (2016)

### Health Recovery

 Tourniquet | Rubber tourniquets are regarded as poor-quality by the townsfolk, who prefer the locally made leather ones.  The rumor that General Block, the chief commanding officer of the soldiers deployed to the town, hanged himself on a noose made of tourniquets rather than succumb to the disease, is absurd and unfounded. This rubber band can't support the weight of a grown man. | Can be used to increase health.

### Cures

 Shmowder | The box seems to be filled with powder made of assorted ground pills. It's hard to picture a person who would produce such a mixture.  Powders, or "shmowders", as the kids call them, can sometimes cure any disease completely. Or at least the used to; Khan, the children's leader who now rules the Polyhedron, claims that all the real "shmowders" were used up long before the epidemic. | Cures the Plague at the cost of a great amount of health.

"**Drugs**" is the third of five tabs in the player's inventory. Drugs include antibiotics, cures, immunity boosters, painkillers, and vaccines. Drugs may have effects on health, immunity, and infection.