medication

Etymology

From Middle French médication, from Latin medicatio, from medicari (“to heal, cure”), from medicus (“a physician, surgeon”), from mederi (“to heal”).

noun

1. A medicine, or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient.
   Have you been taking your medication? [uncountable]
   Have you been taking your medications? [countable]
   Are you going to be be like this all day? It’s like I’ve not took my medication. 19 March 2019, The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off, season 2, episode 3, Michael Pennington (actor), via Channel 4
2. The administration of medicine.
   Such behavior, if it doesn't abate, will necessitate medication and supervision.