How to Use medication in a Sentence

medication

noun
  • Her illness has not responded to medication.
  • He stopped taking his medications.
  • The company has developed a new allergy medication.
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • But no medication could repair the damage caused by the disease.
    Emmi S. Herman, STAT, 7 May 2024
  • No pills, drugs, or medications were discovered near the tub.
    Vulture, 16 Dec. 2023
  • But the staff just kept insisting that other pain medication might harm the baby.
    Eric Boodman, STAT, 28 May 2024
  • For over-the-counter drugs, the F.D.A. uses a system that essentially lists a medication recipe.
    Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Also, these lifestyle changes don’t have the risk of medication side effects.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Aside from medications, lifestyle changes can help with acid reflux and heartburn, the Mayo Clinic notes.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Many of the items, including razor blades and over-the-counter medications, were still in the original packaging.
    Jeannette Neumann, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024
  • And just 5% of women were taking a statin and ezetimibe, while 8% of men were taking both medications.
    Kristen Fischer, Health, 31 May 2024
  • The 62-year-old administrative law judge has Type 1 diabetes and needs the medication to live.
    Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024

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