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prescription vs medication

medication vs prescription

prescription and medication both are nouns.

prescription is an adjective but medication is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
prescription Yes Yes No No
medication Yes No No No
As nouns, medication is a hypernym of prescription; that is, medication is a word with a broader meaning than prescription:
  • prescription: a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist
  • medication: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Other hypernyms of prescription include medicament, medicinal drug, medicine.
prescription (noun) medication (noun)
a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist the act of treating with medicines or remedies
directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
written instructions from a physician or dentist to a druggist concerning the form and dosage of a drug to be issued to a given patient
written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person
prescription (adjective) medication (adjective)
available only with a doctor's written prescription
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