as in drug
a substance or preparation used to treat disease
the doctor prescribed two different medications for the infection
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Recent Examples of medication
And the latter may be due to taking a medication that thins your blood, Dr. Greves says.
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 3 June 2025
Preparing an emergency kit with essentials like water, medications, flashlights, and backup power.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Prime members in cities like Los Angeles and New York City are eligible for same-day medication deliveries.
—Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 3 June 2025
As pollen peaks for the season, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning that some popular allergy medications could cause a rare but severe itching side effect.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 22 May 2025
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 3 June 2025
Preparing an emergency kit with essentials like water, medications, flashlights, and backup power.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Prime members in cities like Los Angeles and New York City are eligible for same-day medication deliveries.
—Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 3 June 2025
As pollen peaks for the season, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning that some popular allergy medications could cause a rare but severe itching side effect.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medication
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Other dangers loom as well, including reductions in disproportionate share hospital payments for safety-net hospitals, declines in medicare reimbursements, and changes in drug pricing that could negatively impact hospitals.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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Survivors received food, housing, medical care, drug rehabilitation, counseling, and childcare.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2025
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Vitale, who is planning a career in medicine, received the award in New Hampshire with former Chargers coach Chris Pincince, who was let go in May after the move to Division I, there in support.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
7 June 2025
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The institutions are closely intertwined, and their histories provide invaluable insight into the way science, medicine and the human psyche were understood, diagnosed and treated in Italy at the time.—
Asia London Palomba,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 June 2025
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If Zeigler could play a fifth season as a grad student, other players in his position could seek the same remedy, which would mean some incoming freshmen or incoming transfers lose their roster spots.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
12 June 2025
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However, experts pointed to potential remedies—some easy, others not—that could limit the exposure to workplace stress to the benefit of employees and employers.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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The more specialized cooperation in the development of moon-shot style cures, the quicker the arrival at the cure.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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But, as is invariably the case when government intervenes in markets and imposes price controls, the cure was worse than the disease.—
Adam Summers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
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“Medication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medication. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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