Definition of "medication" []

• A medicine; a medicament. (noun)
• The act or process of treating with medicine. (noun)
• Administration of medicine. (noun)

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• "His new pain medication is working, and it doesn't leave him so groggy."
• "I did something similar a few months ago and felt much better after I got some good pain medication from the doctor."
• "Also, pain medication is tightly controlled here, so it may be necessary to go to the hospital for post-op prescriptions."