medication
noun
the use or application of medicine.
overmedication
-
a word derived from
medication.
Example Sentences
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This week, we have an in-depth look at this trend of childhood overmedication and its lasting effects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Kennedy, the secretary of Health and Human Services, sees them as a major symbol of the country’s overmedication.
From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2025
He sighed: "There's very little treatment outside of medication — or overmedication, as I call it."
From Salon ● May 9, 2023
Mercury News on legislation addressing the overmedication of foster children:
From Washington Times ● Aug. 10, 2016
While some onlookers said those data demonstrated overmedication of the condition in children, most influential experts dismissed the evidence as lacking scientific rigor.
From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2014
