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[[File:MedicationOTC.JPG|thumb|OTC medicines]]
'''Medication''' (also called '''medicine''' or '''pharmaceutical drugs''') is the use of licenced [[drug]]s to [[Treatment|treat]] or cure an [[Disease|illness]]. Some drugs are freely sold. They are called over the counter (OTC) drugs. Other drugs are so powerful or dangerous that a doctor must give permission to use the drug. The note from the doctor is called a "prescription." Some drugs are sold only when the purchaser shows a medical prescription to the seller of medicines. These drugs are called prescription only [[medicine]]s (POM).
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'''Medication''' (also called '''medicine''' or '''pharmaceutical drugs''') is the use of licenced [[drug]]s to [[Treatment|treat]] or cure an [[Disease|illness]]. Some drugs are freely sold. They are called over the counter (OTC) drugs. Other drugs are so powerful or dangerous that a doctor must give permission to use the drug. The note from the doctor is called a "prescription." Some drugs are sold only when the purchaser shows a medical prescription to the seller of medicines. These drugs are called prescription only [[medicine]]s (POM).
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