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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 There is also refrigeration to keep vaccines and medications at safe temperatures despite hot conditions outside. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026 The trial involves taking two daily medications and attending monthly appointments in Ohio, per the outlets. — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026 Nurses perform serial neurological examinations, manage drains and catheters, titrate pain medication, mobilize patients early, watch for the subtle signs of complication, and educate families who are still processing what just happened. — Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Prosecutors aim to show that Clancy had access to a range of mental health services but sometimes ignored doctors’ advice and stopped taking certain medications. — Michael Casey, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for medication

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Moderna's mRNA vaccine — used in combination with Merck's cancer immunotherapy drug Keytruda — is built from a patient's own tumor, which has its own genetic sequence, so each dose is personalized.

— Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
The duration of Kyrgios’ ban will depend in part on whether he is found to have deliberately taken the drug, and in part on whether the incident happened before the tournament started.

— James Hansen, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

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Our linen closet has long doubled as a medicine station — stocked with bronchodilators, pinworm pills, antiviral medication, pain relief patches, pulse oximeters and nebulizers, vials of Prednisone, even EpiPen injectors.

— Allan Ripp, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
In Iran, the rate of inflation for food has soared by nearly 130% over the past 12 months, and people are having to buy food and medicine in installments, according to reports from Iranian media.

— Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of medicine

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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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