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
Larger trials are needed to confirm the efficacy of azelastine against COVID-19 and to explore the medication’s potential benefits against other respiratory illnesses across more diverse populations and settings, Meiser says.
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Zohny said the medical team held back all medications that caused his sedation.
—Cara Anthony, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
López Lizano had malaria but went without medication.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Her doctor prescribed her four different medications, including two different antibiotics and a strong steroid.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Zohny said the medical team held back all medications that caused his sedation.
—Cara Anthony, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
López Lizano had malaria but went without medication.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Her doctor prescribed her four different medications, including two different antibiotics and a strong steroid.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medication
Noun
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Petro has scaled back efforts to target drug supply, instead trying to solve the issue through social programs.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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The researchers tested their two-part drug on mice and zebrafish engineered to produce β-glucuronidase, and found that the drug was activated almost exclusively in tumors, sparing healthy tissue and organs.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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When Best of Beauty launched in 1996, skin care was something best kept hidden behind your medicine cabinet.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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At the time, society considered whiskey as a suitable medicine for cancer, typhoid, and diphtheria among other illnesses.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The best smart telescopes offer a powerful remedy to this problem in the form of advanced image stacking and real-time processing to filter out artificial light interference and reveal detail in objects that would be difficult to observe with the naked eye or traditional optics.—
Harry Bennett,
Space.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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As the Harvard Business Review (HBR) explains, learning is a remedy for the fear of failure.—
Jasmine Browley,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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There is no cure or treatment for the disease beyond treatment of symptoms.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
12 Sep. 2025
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But don’t listen to the pessimists who say there is no cure.—
Emily Trainham,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Medication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medication. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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