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Medicine is a skill in Fallout: New Vegas, replacing the First Aid and Doctor skills from Fallout, Fallout 2 and Fallout Tactics.
This skill determines the effectiveness of stimpaks, super stimpaks, Rad-X and RadAway.
Initial level[]
Example: A starting Intelligence of 5 and Luck of 5.
The higher one's Medicine skill, the more Hit Points they will replenish when using a stimpak and the more effective they are at using any other medicinal item, such as Rad-X or RadAway.
The exact effect of the Medicine skill on such items is determined by the formula:
In basic terms, medical items become twice as effective with a Medicine skill of 50, and three times as effective with a Medicine skill of 100. This progression is linear, meaning at a skill level of 75, medical items are 2.5x as effective.
Ways to increase Medicine[]
- Permanent
- Leveling up (up to +15 or +17 with Educated)
- D.C. Journal of Internal Medicine (+3 or +4 with Comprehension)
- Good Natured (+5)
Skilled (+5)
- Temporary
- Wasteland doctor fatigues (+5)
- Today's Physician (+10 or +20 with Comprehension)
- Followers lab coat (+10)
Daniel's outfit (+5)
Perks that require Medicine skill[]
| Perk | Requirement | Level | Additional Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Living Anatomy | 70 | 8 | - |
| Chemist | 60 | 14 | - |
| Chem Resistant | 60 | 16 | - |
Interactions that require Medicine skill[]
- 20 Medicine to convince Dr. Richards that the Courier has "some medical experience," triggering Restoring Hope.
- 25 Medicine to heal all injured NCR troopers in the Camp Forlorn Hope medical center with the required equipment (Med-X, bonesaw, surgical tubing, etc.) during Restoring Hope.
- 30 Medicine or 30 Speech to convince Doc Mitchell to gift some stimpaks during Ain't That a Kick in the Head. Passing both checks will result in five stimpaks rather than six with Medicine always the first choice.
- 30 Medicine to correctly examine the "dead bodies" of the Freeside thugs "killed" by Orris during G.I. Blues.
- 30 Medicine to successfully heal the mole rat, Snuffles's injured leg in Sloan, earning NCR fame if Chomps Lewis is informed afterward.
- 30 Medicine to point out that Troike's story about blacking out from chem usage does not add up during How Little We Know.
30 Medicine to successfully sterilize the medical supply kit with alcohol during Tourist Trap.- 35 Medicine to convince Dazzle that the Courier knows how to safely "split" a Med-X dose, getting her to have sex for free at Gomorrah.
- 35 Medicine to correctly inspect the dead hooker's body in How Little We Know.
- 35 Medicine to successfully question the plausibility of Mr. House being over 200 years old.
- 35 Medicine to discuss with God about a past trauma that likely caused his multiple personality disorder.
- 35 Medicine to discuss with Ulysses about the marked men and how they continue to live in the Divide.
- 40 Medicine to convince Argyll that the Courier has extensive medical knowledge.
- 40 Medicine or 60 Speech to successfully convince Corporal Betsy to seek psychiatric help.
- 45 Medicine to tell Carlyle St. Clair III about a "special" method for relaxation (non-lethally rendering him unconscious) during Beyond the Beef.
- 45 Medicine to correctly point out the physical symptoms of Ricky's Psycho addiction.
- 50 Medicine to ask Dr. Richards about the symptoms of Hydra use when asked about missing medical supplies (creates another skill check to recognize Pvt. Stone's symptoms) during Medical Mystery.
- 50 Medicine to convince Joana to tell her story, triggering Bye Bye Love.
- 50 Medicine to explain to Dennis Crocker how Pacer can be killed by exploiting his Jet addiction during Kings' Gambit.
- 50 Medicine to successfully convince Lucius that there was no saving Caesar's life if he died during Et Tumor, Brute?
- 50 Medicine to successfully heal Private Halford during Help for Halford without a doctor's bag.
- 55 Medicine to diagnose Philippe's emotional issues, causing him to give up his recipes (grants the option to create imitation strange meat pie with Intelligence 6) and leave the Ultra-Luxe kitchen during Beyond the Beef.
- 55 Medicine to correctly deduce that the Courier's heart, brain and spine were removed by the Sink Auto-Doc.
- 55 Medicine to argue to the Courier's brain that it is also the source of the same glands that it likes to blame for everything.
- 60 Medicine to successfully heal all injured Boomers at the Nellis medical station (40/50 Medicine results in only one/two being able to be healed).
- 65 Medicine to inform Doctor Mobius about the Courier's cranial injury at Goodsprings.
- 75 Medicine to successfully communicate with Christine during Find Collar 12: Christine.
- 75 Medicine to heal Caesar with a doctor's bag during Et Tumor, Brute? (bypasses Luck and Auto-Doc repair requirement).
- 75 Medicine to heal all injured NCR troopers in the Camp Forlorn Hope medical center without the required equipment (Med-X, bonesaw, surgical tubing, etc.) during Restoring Hope.
- 75 Medicine and 75 Speech to convince the Think Tank that Doctor Mobius successfully implanted his brain and now controls the Courier's body.
- 85 Medicine to point out to Dr. Klein that the gathered technologies could be used to heal the Courier.
Notable Medicine experts[]
- Elizabeth Kieran (98) - NCR Major providing aid to NCR squatters living in Freeside.
- Lady Jane (98) - a caravan merchant living in Freeside.
- Julie Farkas (98) - leader of the Followers of the Apocalypse operating out of the Old Mormon Fort in Freeside.
