medication

noun

med·i·ca·tion | \ ˌme-di-ˈkā-shən

Definition of medication

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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All employees who had a role in administering medication to the victims have been removed from patient care as a precaution, hospital officials have said. — Kantele Franko, Anchorage Daily News, "Ohio doctor accused of murder in 25 patient overdose deaths," 6 June 2019 Nurses or pharmacists often had to override the hospital's medication-dispensing cabinets to access such high doses. — Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati.com, "Ohio doctor accused of killing patients or hastening their deaths by ordering excessive doses of fentanyl," 5 June 2019 There’s tech that remotely connects patients with health care providers and even wearables that can deliver medication into the body. — Dalvin Brown, USA TODAY, "Hacking diabetes: People break into insulin pumps as an alternative to costly innovations," 5 June 2019 What remains unclear is how Husel could circumvent apparent rules that would require him to order medications through an in-house pharmacy team and then convince a nurse to administer the drug. — NBC News, "Ohio doctor charged with 25 counts of murder, accused of prescribing excessive doses of painkillers," 5 June 2019 And find another location to store medications, if possible. — Nicole Anzia, Washington Post, "The top clutter culprits in every room — and how to deal with them," 4 June 2019 In January, investigators said a medication cart was left unlocked and unattended with two drawers open in the middle of a hallway. — Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, "Louisville nursing homes named in federal report for ‘persistent record of poor care’," 4 June 2019 All of the women were given standard hormonal therapy -- an aromatase inhibitor or tamoxifen -- plus a medication that shuts down the ovaries' production of estrogen. — Amy Norton, CBS News, "Newer drug extends lives of young breast cancer patients, study finds," 3 June 2019 The study used the medical data of people on commercial insurance and a broad definition of who might need medication, so researchers say that the numbers could in fact be lower than reality. — oregonlive.com, "Dentists overprescribe antibiotics before surgery 80 percent of time, OSU study says," 3 June 2019

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