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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 This is not a tan do situation as using this unapproved medication can have some really dark consequences. — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026 Kerr said the best approach would be to continue to promote the use of test strips while also continuing to give out lifesaving medications like naloxone. — Scott Maucione, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026 Health officials and aid groups say many migrants fled South Africa without medication or medical records, raising fears of interrupted HIV treatment in a region with some of the world’s highest infection rates. — ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026 It was known that the 84-year-old Guthrie was without her heart medication and had significant health issues. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for medication

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Ecuador is considered to be a logistical hub for drug trafficking, where drugs are stockpiled, stored and distributed via Central American routes mainly to the United States, though narcotics are also shipped to Europe.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Packages of drugs are often packaged with other distinct designs.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

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Things get increasingly bleak, as the family dog’s heart medicine runs out and Jason has to put him out of his misery, and then — in doomsday prepper mode — carves up the body and puts it in the freezer just in case food gets dire.

— William Earl, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
These specialized pharmacies, which combine raw drug ingredients to create custom medicines, generally provide unique dosage forms for people with special needs.

— C. Michael White, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026

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The values of these goods, described as flowing through third countries to evade levies on imports and other trade remedies, are based on analysis from two government and three private-sector sources.

— Laura Curtis, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
Read that figure with caution, since Arcade writes the rubric and sells the remedy.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026

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