medication

3 definitions • 9 examples

a medicine, or a set of medicines or drugs, used to improve a particular condition or illness:

He is currently on/taking medication for his heart.

In the study, patients were taken off their usual medications.

any substance used to treat an illness or disease, esp. a drug:

[ C ] Are you taking any medications now?

[ U ] I’m on medication for my heart condition.

drugs that are used in the treatment of illness or injury:

The condition can be treated effectively with medication.

over-the-counter/prescription medications

take/need/change medication In many cases, people were not warned about the dangers of taking medications without medical supervision.

give/prescribe (sb) medication (for sth) Her records revealed that she had received counselling and had been prescribed medication.

be on medication (for sth) There has been a worrying increase in the number of people on medication for depression.