Collocations for "medication"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "medication" in context.
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medication
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [prescription, over-the-counter] medication
- medication for a [condition, symptom, disease]
- medication for [disorders, depression, pain]
- medication for [severe, acute, back] pain
- medication for [adults, children, pregnant women, patients]
- medication prescribed by the [doctor, psychiatrist]
- the [doctor] prescribed medication for
- is taking medication for
- was prescribed medication for
- suffering withdrawal from the medication
- has come off the medication
- forgot to take her medication
- took his (daily) dose of medication
- being [weaned, taken] off (the) medication
- take (only) the medication prescribed
- took an overdose of medication
- [change, alter] the medication
- [decide, analyze, study] which medication works best
- switch (brands of) medication
- the medication gave [excellent, reasonable, great] results
- [buy, get] medication from the pharmacy
- the (possible) side effects of the medication
- the medication's side effects
'medication' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
adverse
- anxiety
- awake
- blister
- boil
- carry-on
- chemist
- cocktail
- come
- commonly
- counter
- course
- cure
- dazed
- delayed
- depression
- dizziness
- dose
- drowsy
- effect
- effective
- effectiveness
- factor
- flare
- flying
- fortunately
- increase
- intake
- lull
- misuse
- pain
- poison
- prescribe
- prescription
- pressure
- rebound
- refill
- regulation
- relapse
- reliance
- relieved
- respond
- seizure
- sleepy
- sore
- stiffness
- take
- taper
- target
- time