medication
noun
med·i·ca·tion
ˌme-di-ˈkā-shən 
1
: the act or process of medicating
2
: a medicinal substance : medicament
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Examples of medication in a Sentence
The company has developed a new allergy medication.
He stopped taking his medications.
Her illness has not responded to medication.
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The coroner said the victim, who has not yet been identified, possibly took sleeping medication and passed out.
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David Chiu, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
An initial report indicated that their mother, 34, had stopped taking her mental health medication, had left her apartment, and that the children had stopped going to school, per the U.S. Marshals Service's statement.
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The agency reported that the children's mother had stopped taking medication for mental health, the kids were no longer in school and that their Canton apartment was found abandoned.
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Fewer breakthrough medications will reach the market harming patients who are depending on the development of these new drugs for their health and well-being.
—Wayne Winegarden, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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David Chiu, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
An initial report indicated that their mother, 34, had stopped taking her mental health medication, had left her apartment, and that the children had stopped going to school, per the U.S. Marshals Service's statement.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
The agency reported that the children's mother had stopped taking medication for mental health, the kids were no longer in school and that their Canton apartment was found abandoned.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
Fewer breakthrough medications will reach the market harming patients who are depending on the development of these new drugs for their health and well-being.
—Wayne Winegarden, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Medication.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medication. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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medication
noun
med·i·ca·tion
ˌmed-ə-ˈkā-shən
Medical Definition
medication
noun
med·i·ca·tion
ˌmed-ə-ˈkā-shən
1
: the act or process of medicating
2
: a medicinal substance : medicament
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