How to Use medication in a Sentence

medication

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  • Her illness has not responded to medication.
  • He stopped taking his medications.
  • The company has developed a new allergy medication.
  • Take medication to speed the process and pass the tissue out at home.
    — Megan Turchi, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Pick up all mail-order medications right away to keep them out of the weather.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 July 2024
  • These medications have the potential to improve the health and lives of many people.
    — Delaney Nothaft, USA TODAY, 19 July 2023
  • Tylenol is a common over-the-counter medication, most often taken in gel or tablet form, and is used to treat pain and fever.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2023
  • First came the need for a home nurse, then medication (a lot of medication), then a 24/7 IV drip.
    — Jennifer Young, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
  • The new type of oral medication works by targeting a hormone that regulates the amount of salt in the body.
    — Linda Carroll, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2022
  • But Barber feels certain the medication is at the root of her problems.
    — Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The medications work in the brain to impact satiety and are the latest Hollywood weight loss trend.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024
  • But there are two major stumbling blocks: Who will pay for the medication?
    — Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 20 May 2024
  • That means patients who need the medications will go without them.
    — Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 16 July 2023
  • Capsules are medications that are held in either a hard or soft shell.
    — Health Editorial Team, Health, 30 Mar. 2024
  • After 4 weeks, the medication dose will increase to .5 mg.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
  • One site, Medside24, said it's based in Kazakhstan and ships medication into the U.S. from overseas.
    — Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2022
  • There was a fan of mine who had been on medication for ADHD his whole life, but my album inspired him to stop taking the meds.
    — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2022
  • And buyers have to pay for the medication — either with an insurance co-pay or for the full retail price.
    — Geoff Mulvihill, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Mar. 2023
  • And buyers have to pay for the medication – either with an insurance co-pay or for the full retail price.
    — Geoff Mulvihill, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Backpack with my laptop and all of my medications are gone.
    — Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2024
  • But sometimes that just isn’t possible, and the procedure needs to be done while on the medication.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 25 Nov. 2022
  • The actress went to her doctor about the oral medication and was finally able to get some relief.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Each package comes with two nose sprays, each one containing one dose of the medication.
    — Dallas News, 21 Feb. 2023
  • The county may be able to send medication to residents for free.
    — Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The day after Thanksgiving in 1986, Lindsay went to a store to buy some pain medication.
    — Faith Karimi, CNN, 19 Mar. 2023
  • For context, this is about half the drop gained through medications that lower blood pressure.
    — Kurt Hager, Discover Magazine, 2 Sep. 2023
  • All the money brought in goes toward medication and treatment, save for the salary of the director who manages the program.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2023
  • Some medications that can help include over-the-counter Benadryl, Claritin and Zyrtec.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The infections are typically treated with anti-fungal eye drops and medications, although surgery may be required in some cases.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • You might be offered a behavioral intervention or medication to help with your attention.
    — Mill Etienne, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024

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