medication

noun

med·​i·​ca·​tion ˌme-di-ˈkā-shən 

1

: the act or process of medicating

2

: a medicinal substance : medicament

Synonyms

• cure
• drug
• medicament
• medicinal
• medicine
• pharmaceutical
• physic
• remedy
• specific

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Some of the trial’s participants were given a medication called metformin; others were given a placebo. —Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025

There are ways to manage allergy symptoms without taking medications. —Jillian Kubala, Health, 28 Apr. 2025

The medication was started at a dose of 500 mg/day and increased to 2,000 mg/day over six weeks to reduce gastrointestinal side effects. —New Atlas, 28 Apr. 2025

These antacid mixtures can affect the absorption of certain medications when taken together.5 Since magnesium hydroxide can also be used as an antacid, a drug interaction with Cotempla-XR ODT is possible.3 Antacids can potentially interact with some ADHD medications, such as Cotempla XR ODT. —Lindsay Cook, Verywell Health, 28 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing medication

• pain medication/reliever
• self-medication

Rhymes for medication

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation

Kids Definition

medication

noun

med·​i·​ca·​tion ˌmed-ə-ˈkā-shən 

: medicine sense 1

Medical Definition

medication

noun

med·​i·​ca·​tion ˌmed-ə-ˈkā-shən 

1

: the act or process of medicating

2

: a medicinal substance : medicament