medications

plural of medication

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Recent Examples of medications The relatively new designation allows these specialists to diagnose mental illness and prescribe psychiatric medications in collaboration with a psychiatrist. Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025 These medications are up to 20 times stronger than over-the-counter retinols and can increase collagen production, speed up the skin’s natural regeneration process, exfoliate dead skin cells, and reduce acne. Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 10 Oct. 2025 Caffeine While stimulant medications like Ritalin (methylphenidate) are used to treat ADHD, the research results on caffeine as a stimulant option are mixed. Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2025 Wegovy and Mounjaro are part of a new class of weight-loss medications known as GLP-1 receptor agonists, originally developed to treat type 2 diabetes. Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025 There are systems in place to help address the issue of contaminated medications. Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025 Fox News Digital reached out to the researchers for comment, as well as to manufacturers of GLP-1 medications. Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025 Those on potassium-sparing medications or ACE inhibitors should also monitor overall intake. Daryl Austin, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025 This group includes patients undergoing cancer treatment, transplant recipients and individuals taking immune-suppressing medications. Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for medications
Noun
  • Its drugs include inhalers like Bevespi Aerosphere for people with COPD and Airsupra for people with asthma.
    NPR, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The organization, which helps bring down the price of drugs by bulk-buying them for its member states, could do the same for weight-loss drugs, PAHO director Dr Jarbas Barbosa told Reuters.
    Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • University of Saskatchewan scientists developed a 3D lung tissue model to provide a better environment for studying medicines and diseases like tuberculosis, COVID-19, asthma, COPD and pulmonary fibrosis.
    Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • And people with health insurance could spend less on their medicines through copays than buying them directly from AstraZeneca.
    NPR, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Some bridesmaids prayed, others massaged her head, while others burned Palo Santo and turned to natural remedies.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
  • This Anker portable charger remedies that situation by magnetically attaching to the back of an iPhone 14, 15, 16, or 17 for wireless charging.
    Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Medications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medications. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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