Definition of overmedicate
overmedicated;
overmedicating
: to administer too much medication to
- Avoid overmedicating patients prior to surgery.
- But some doctors are increasingly wary about overmedicating people with osteopenia.
- —Harvard Health Letter
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overmedicated
adjective-
- But the question remains: Is America grossly overmedicated?
- —Andrea Bartz
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overmedication
play \ˌō-vər-ˌme-də-ˈkā-shən\ noun-
- Many others are victims of a system that traffics in superfluous equipment, unnecessary and potentially harmful surgery, overmedication, and questionable procedures.
- —Consumer Reports
