overmedicated; overmedicating
Definition of overmedicate
: to administer too much medication to
Avoid overmedicating patients prior to surgery.
: to prescribe too much medication for
But some doctors are increasingly wary about overmedicating people with osteopenia. — Harvard Health Letter
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The first known use of overmedicate was in 1846
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