MDmedicine or drugs given to people who are ill 药物,药剂
be on medication (for something)
He’s on medication for high blood pressure.
他正在服用治疗高血压的药。
nCOLLOCATIONS
verbs
take medication
Are you taking any medication?
be on medication (=be taking a type of medicine)
He's on medication for his blood pressure.
prescribe medication (=arrange for someone to take a particular type of medicine)
Doctors should always explain the reasons for prescribing any medication.
give medication (also administer medication formal)
Teachers are not allowed to administer medication.
use medication
The leaflet tells you how to use the medication correctly.
stop a medication (=stop taking a medication)
I stopped the medication when I found out I was pregnant.
come off a medication (=stop taking a medication)
Coming off the medication made him more aggressive.
adjectives
over-the-counter medication (=one that you can buy without a doctor's order)
There are many over-the-counter medications available for headaches.
prescribed medication (=one for which you need a doctor's order)
What happens if the patient does not take their prescribed medication?
regular medication (=one that someone takes often)
He is on regular medication to prevent fits.
Examples from the Corpus
medication• She had smoked one pack of cigarettesdaily for six years and was taking no medication.• Two groups of medications are employed: those used to treat the acute attack and those used prophylactically.• For instance, one medication, derived from bitteralmonds, claims to boost the immune system.• Scribbling the names of two popularmedications, the doctor had unwittingly written Mary a death warrant.• If you find a prescribedmedication is disrupting your sleep, the effects may be temporary.• Most sufferersstick with their jobs and take medication but others have to quit.• Studies of other disorders show that medications given without such support likely are doomed to fail.• Maybe she had already swallowed the medications.
be on medication (for something)• He's on medication for high bloodpressure.• It is not known if Camby will have to be on medication as a result of his collapse.• Yet does a patient really want to be on medication all his life?
ADJECTIVE | VERB + MEDICATION | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤prescribed, prescription處方藥▸➤non-prescription, over-the-counter非處方藥▸➤regular長期用藥➤antidepressant, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, etc.抗抑鬱、消炎、抗病毒等藥物➤allergy, asthma, diabetes, etc.治療過敏症、治療哮喘、治療糖尿病等的藥物➤oral, topical口服藥;外用藥➤herbal (NAmE) 草藥VERB + MEDICATION➤be on, receive, take正在進行藥物治療;接受藥物治療;吃藥➤prescribe (sb)(給某人)開藥▸➤administer, give sb(給某人)用藥➤dispense分發藥物▸➤stop停藥◇She stopped the medication because of side effects.因為有副作用,她停藥了。➤adjust, change, switch調整用藥;改變用藥◇He talked with his doctor about changing his medication.他與大夫談了換藥的事。➤need, require需要用藥PREPOSITION➤medication for對⋯的藥物治療◇He is on regular medication for his fits.他長期服藥治療昏厥症。