Usually means: Excessive use of prescribed medications.
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  1. overmedication: Merriam-Webster
  2. overmedication: Collins English Dictionary
  3. overmedication: Wordnik
  4. overmedication: Wiktionary
  5. overmedication: Dictionary.com
  6. Overmedication: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. overmedication: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. overmedication: Medical dictionary

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▸ noun:  (medicine) Excessive medicating; overuse of medication

Similar:
hypermedication, overtreatment, overadministration, overdosage, hyperexcretion, overdoing, overprescription, overutilization, overmeddling, overuse, more...

Opposite:
undermedication, undertreatment

Types:
iatrogenesis, iatrogenic, more...

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Similar:
hypermedication, overtreatment, overadministration, overdosage, hyperexcretion, overdoing, overprescription, overutilization, overmeddling, overuse, more...

Opposite:
undermedication, undertreatment

Types:
iatrogenesis, iatrogenic, more...



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