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“medication” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/meðikaˈθjon/

Example

¿Tomaste la medicación esta mañana?

Did you take the medication this morning?

Illustration for medicación (medication)

How to say “medication” in Spanish

“Medication” in Spanish is medicación.

Prescribed medicines plus their dosing schedule.

Full entry for medicación: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with medicación

Debes tomar la medicación según las indicaciones del médico.

You should take the medication according to the doctor's instructions.

Tips for using medicación

  • Spanish often treats medicación as a collective or mass noun (la medicación), so it commonly appears singular even when referring to a course made of several drugs.

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