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- Dictionarymedication/ˌmɛdɪˈkeɪʃn/
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- 1. a drug or other form of medicine that is used to treat or prevent disease: "he was given medication for pain"
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A medication (also called medicament, medicine, pharmaceutical drug, medicinal drug or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease. Drug therapy (pharmacotherapy) is an important part of the medical field and relies on the science of pharmacology for continual advancement and on pharmacy for appropriate management. Drugs are classified in many ways. Wikipedia