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medication

noun

ˌme-di-ˈkā-shən

Definition of medication

as in drug

a substance or preparation used to treat disease the doctor prescribed two different medications for the infection

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Recent Examples of medication Investigators later learned that Childers’ medication was still at the home, and said foul play was suspected. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026 Indeed, among 20 nations evaluated in a recent report released by the Commonwealth Fund, a private foundation dedicated to healthcare analyses, Americans are the most likely to skip medications, treatments, tests, and consultations due to costs. — Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Colonization starts within hours of birth and keeps shifting throughout life, shaped by diet, smoking, medications and overall health. — Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026 Mounjaro mimics two hormones that occur naturally in the body, which regulate blood sugar and appetite; the medication slows down gastric emptying and helps the pancreas release insulin as blood sugar rises. — Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for medication

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Costs are rising due to hospital and doctor bills, and prescription drug spending is higher, in part, due to the popularity of GLP-1 anti-obesity drugs and specialty drugs to treat medical conditions such as cancer.

— Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Agents try to determine how long the drugs have been in the water and check their sources to see if anyone was expecting a delivery in that time range, the sheriff said.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026

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The crafty 10th-seeded Czech, whose slices and volleys are perfectly suited to Wimbledon’s low-bouncing surface, carries a medicine cabinet’s worth of remedies to prove that the All England Club’s famous lawns can be a real irritant.

— Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
These are discrete allegations of lawbreaking, and any remedy must match their magnitude.

— David B Mcgarry, Oc Register, 8 July 2026

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Napolitano cautioned that the SAT is no cure for the preparedness gap faculty describe.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Placer Mosquito District officials encouraged residents to take preventative measures to protect themselves from mosquito bites, citing the lack of an effective cure to remedy the disease and its potentially serious symptoms.

— Reeti Malhotra July 8, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026

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