اکثر ما تعداد خیلی زیادی واژه انگلیسی در مورد مسایل پزشکی میدونیم و می‌تونیم در اسپیکینگ و رایتینگ از آن‌ها استفاده کنیم. در ادامه فهرست کاملی از همایندها یا همان collocation های مرتبط با واژه Medication را در اختیار شما قرار گرفته است.

Medication Collocations

PHRASES

• be on medication (for sth) (=be taking a type of medicine)
  • He is on medication for his heart.

VERBS

• take medication (=regularly have it)
  • Are you taking any medication?
• go on medication (=start taking it)
  • Since I went on the medication, I’ve felt a lot better.
• come off medication (=stop taking it)
  • Her doctor told her to come off the medication as soon as she found out she was pregnant.
• put sb on (a course of) medication (=make someone start taking it)
  • He put me on a course of medication for my sleeping problems.
• a doctor prescribes medication (=arranges for someone to have it)
  • Doctors should explain the reasons for prescribing any medication.
  • What happens if the patient does not take their prescribed medication?
• give sb medication also administer medication (to sb) formal
  • Teachers are not allowed to administer medication.
• change sb’s medication (=start giving them a different one)
  • I started to feel worse after they changed my medication.
• receive medication
  • Did you receive any medication in the hospital?
• respond to medication (=start to get better after taking it)
  • The study found that some patients responded better to medication than others.
• need medication also require medication formal
  • If the problem continues, you may need medication.
• stop/discontinue medication
  • I stopped the medication when I found out I was pregnant.

ADJECTIVES/NOUNS + medication

• regular medication
  • He is on regular medication to control his blood pressure.
• long-term medication (=taken for a long time)
  • People with mental illness may require long-term medication.
• prescription medication (=for which you need a doctor’s order)
  • In extreme cases, there are prescription medications for people who want to lose weight.
• oral medication (=that you drink or eat)
  • How do you give oral medication to a dog?
• preventive medication (=to stop you getting an illness)
  • There is preventive medication for people who get a lot of headaches.
• asthma/cancer/arthritis etc medication
  • What type of asthma medication do you use?

PREPOSITIONS

• medication for sth
  • She takes medication for high blood pressure