vermicide vs medication

vermicide and medication both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
vermicide	Yes	No	No	No
medication	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, medication is a hypernym of vermicide; that is, medication is a word with a broader meaning than vermicide:

vermicide: an agent that kills worms (especially those in the intestines)
medication: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

Other hypernyms of vermicide include medicament, medicinal drug, medicine, agent.

vermicide (noun)	medication (noun)
an agent that kills worms (especially those in the intestines)	the act of treating with medicines or remedies
	(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease