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
Inconclusive medications included cannabinoids (compounds found in cannabis), immunoglobulins (drugs that contain antibodies), muscle relaxants, opioids, and ozone injections.
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Despite significant overall sales growth, analysts are concerned about the company’s heavy reliance on GLP-1 medications, which now account for nearly half of its revenue.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 20 Mar. 2025
Your healthcare provider will give you local anesthesia, usually by injecting a numbing medication into the toe.
—Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 20 Mar. 2025
Across the country, families rely on Medicaid to afford doctor visits, medication, and life-saving treatments.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Despite significant overall sales growth, analysts are concerned about the company’s heavy reliance on GLP-1 medications, which now account for nearly half of its revenue.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 20 Mar. 2025
Your healthcare provider will give you local anesthesia, usually by injecting a numbing medication into the toe.
—Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 20 Mar. 2025
Across the country, families rely on Medicaid to afford doctor visits, medication, and life-saving treatments.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medication
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The intrigue: Is the rising use of weight-loss drugs causing people to snack less?—
Nathan Bomey,
Axios,
22 Mar. 2025
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President Claudia Sheinbaum early this month stressed that to stop the flow of drugs into the United States, the U.S. must address gun smuggling.—
Michael Loria,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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It was also used to season foods, mixed into drinks, combined with medicines, and given as a gift.—
Nina Foster,
JSTOR Daily,
28 Mar. 2025
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Sometimes, short-acting tranquilizers can help, but some of these same medicines can also cause sleepwalking.18 When sleepwalking is related to an underlying disorder or medication, treating that condition or switching medications may help.—
Ann Pietrangelo,
Verywell Health,
28 Mar. 2025
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Apple cider vinegar is an old remedy that contains acetic acid and other health-promoting compounds.—
Yvelette Stines,
Verywell Health,
18 Mar. 2025
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Capital One and Discover are rebounding from Monday’s decline as investors weigh the possibility of remedies if, in fact, the Department of Justice tries to block the merger.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2025
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Join 41 others in the comments View Comments If so, the bar for buying into a cure for a new condition should be raised.—
Andrea Kane,
CNN,
17 Mar. 2025
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For billions of people, TB is already a nightmare disease, both because the bacterium is unusually powerful and because world leaders have done a poor job of distributing cures.—
John Green,
The Atlantic,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Medication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medication. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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