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# medication

noun (medication, medications)

«medication» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Medication is medicine: pills, liquids, creams or injections that a doctor gives to treat an illness or stop pain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medication/#m1)
2. Being on medication means taking medicine regularly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medication/#m2)

### In the lessons

In health and safety lessons: only take medication given by a parent, doctor or school nurse; keep medication away from small children. In everyday life: «Grandad takes his medication with breakfast.» It is a slightly more formal word than «medicine».

### Examples

- The nurse keeps our medication in a locked cupboard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medication/#x1)
- Never take someone else's medication. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medication/#x2)
- Dad is on medication for his high blood pressure. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medication/#x3)
- Read the label before giving any medication. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medication/#x4)
- The doctor changed her medication. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medication/#x5)
- Some medications make you sleepy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medication/#x6)
- Keep all medication out of reach of children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medication/#x7)

### Note

Can be uncountable (some medication) or countable (several medications). Synonyms: medicine, drug (but «drugs» can also mean illegal substances). Safety: in maths problems about doses, the dose is often per kilogram of body weight or per day; never guess real doses.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «medication» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medication/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«medication» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/medication.html) on Mova free.