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
Countries with higher per-person health spending — what a person spends on doctor visits and prescription medications, for example — generally exceeded the happiness threshold.
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Lindsey Leake, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Patients should consult their doctor before stopping or changing medication.
—Amber Brenza, Health, 30 Oct. 2025
Pomegranate Juice May Interact With Medications Pomegranate juice may also interact negatively with some medications.
—Jinan Banna, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2025
Last month, the president and Kennedy, neither of whom is a medical professional, held a press conference to specifically warn pregnant women against taking the medication without citing any scientific evidence.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
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Lindsey Leake, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Patients should consult their doctor before stopping or changing medication.
—Amber Brenza, Health, 30 Oct. 2025
Pomegranate Juice May Interact With Medications Pomegranate juice may also interact negatively with some medications.
—Jinan Banna, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2025
Last month, the president and Kennedy, neither of whom is a medical professional, held a press conference to specifically warn pregnant women against taking the medication without citing any scientific evidence.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medication
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Campaign ads, showing images of flash-mob robberies, promised voters that harsher penalties would put an end to basic items being locked away in display cases and funnel people repeatedly arrested for drug offenses in treatment.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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While administration officials have avoided overtly saying their goal is regime change — Trump has focused his public remarks on fighting drug cartels — the ultimate goal of democratizing Venezuela, and the resulting investment benefits, are front and center in investors’ minds.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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More generally, the objectives of AI are determined by those with social power, whether that is in the criminal justice system, in education, in medicine, or in the secret police forces of autocratic surveillance states.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Kimberly-Clark has been attempting to challenge the dominance of consumer goliath Procter & Gamble, whose business spans all drugstore aisles, including cold and digestion medicines.—
NPR,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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And even then, the discriminatory remedy must be tailored to that conduct.—
Andrew Quinio,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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Most healthcare providers recommend stopping all supplements (including vitamins, herbs, and homeopathic remedies) at least 10–14 days before your procedure.—
Ayesha Gulzar,
Verywell Health,
28 Oct. 2025
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Imagine a time when the most advanced biotechnologies—therapies that cure cancer and Alzheimer's, protect us from pandemics and fuel our economy—are controlled not by America, but by our chief global adversary.—
Sen. Todd Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Allyson Berent, a veterinarian and chief science officer at the Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics (FAST), spoke of her daughter born with Angelman syndrome, a devastating diagnosis for which there is no cure.—
Abby McCloskey,
Twin Cities,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Medication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medication. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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