medication

Converse of object

• prescribe: You may also be prescribed medication by your GP.
• administer: We are also able and happy to administer medication if required.
• discontinue: If you are on this class of drugs for underlying epilepsy you should not discontinue this medication without first consulting your doctor.
• dispense: As one GP said: " It is easier to dispense medications from the cupboard near where we see and assess patients.

Preposition: for

hypertension: The authors concluded that adherence to healthy lifestyle practices, even among men taking medications for hypertension or hypercholesterolemia may prevent CHD.

Adjective modifier

• prescribed: Drugs Many people take prescribed medication on either a short term or long term basis.
• over-the-counter: The average old person is taking more than four prescription medications at once plus two over-the-counter medications.
• anti-epileptic: Some people who have been seizure free for a number of years may wish to reduce or withdraw their anti-epileptic medication.
• antipsychotic: Episodes of mania are usually treated with antipsychotic medication ( for example medicines such as chlorpromazine and haloperidol are used ).
• anti-inflammatory: He had taken analgesia and anti-inflammatory medication without any great success.
• anti-psychotic: In this case, I refer you to common sense and, possibly, some form of anti-psychotic medication.

Modifies a noun

• regimen: Summary Finally, pharmacists should be ever alert to signs that their elderly patients are not complying with their medication regimens.
• non-adherence: Little is known about detailed predictors of medication non-adherence and the impact of simple interventions to support medication taking.
• error: In short, information technology, with decision support systems, can help reduce medication errors.

Noun used with modifier

• antidepressant: Title: Dr. Henry writes about antidepressant medications Author(s ): Henry Holland MD Original Publication: SJU Polio mailing list.
• anti-depressant: My doctor's solution was to prescribe a fixed course of anti-depressant medication.
• antihypertensive: In both cases antihypertensive medication is recommended regardless of CVD risk.
• prescription: Use of prescription medications is directed toward any underlying causes.
• stimulant: Imipramine helps with anxiety and depression and is used when stimulant medication fails to get a response or it not appropriate to be given.
• anti-anxiety: Medication may help to reduce your feelings of despair and many people take anti-depressants or anti-anxiety medication to help lift their mood.