specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
Refers to a drug or remedy that is highly effective for a particular disease or problem. Often used figuratively for a perfect solution to a difficult issue.
This new drug is expected to be a wonder drug for cancer.
A silver bullet for the poverty problem has not yet been found.
There's no silver bullet for the problem of the declining birth rate.
A specific cure for this disease has not yet been found.
Researchers are trying to develop a wonder drug for cancer.
A cure for this disease was finally found.