medication
noun
med·i·ca·tion
ˌme-di-ˈkā-shən 
1
: the act or process of medicating
2
: a medicinal substance : medicament
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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Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Cadillic further expressed uneasiness with the city’s move to request prior authorization through UM extending to other non-specialty medications beyond GLP-1 drugs.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026
According to police at the time, the Sunny Isles Beach homeowner had hired Rivoir to care for five dogs and a cat for about a month, providing instructions on feeding and medication.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
The study did not take into account other potential influencing factors including people’s diets, medications, kidney function, rates of obesity or the amount of time people spend indoors, where CO2 levels tend to be higher.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
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“Medication.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medication. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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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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