noun
- the act or practice of administering too much medication or too many medications to a patient
Usage: medical/healthcare context; often used in clinical and public health discussions
Examples
- Overmedication in elderly patients can lead to serious side effects and drug interactions.
- The doctor warned that overmedication might mask the underlying symptoms rather than treat the cause.
- Concerns about overmedication have prompted hospitals to review their prescribing practices.
- Parents should discuss the risks of overmedication with their pediatrician before starting their child on multiple drugs.
- Overmedication is a growing problem in nursing homes, where residents often receive unnecessary prescriptions.
- The study examined whether overmedication contributed to the patient's cognitive decline.