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medication

[med-i-kay-shuhn] / ˌmɛd ɪˈkeɪ ʃən /




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One of the researchers, Prof Eric Ruhé at Radboud University in The Netherlands, said the choice of medication can vary for each individual.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

He was given only an over-the-counter pain medication.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

Lin's latest findings suggest that improving brain circulation with an existing medication may be one way to address these early changes.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

He said the accuser is still traumatized by her ordeal and has to take medication to help her sleep.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

“Well, you’ll be seeing me in a month, to check up on how the medication is treating you.”

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini

Escitalopram performed best at preventing patients from relapsing in a study involving nearly 10,000 people prescribed different medications for up to a year.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

One promising approach is to identify existing medications that might offer benefits beyond the conditions they were originally designed to treat.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

The U.S. will now require companies that sell GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Zepbound to include a warning about the possible risk of vision loss.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

Dozens of patients have sued Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly, the biggest makers of these drugs, arguing the medications caused them to lose vision.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

I thought that pharmaceutical companies were probably always growing because more medications were constantly being developed; and the field of medicine was so rapidly advancing.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan


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