Meanings
nounmismedication (countable and uncountable, plural mismedications)
plural mismedications
- countableuncountablemedicineInappropriate use of medication, or use of a wrong medication.
There is ample documentation of overmedication, undermedication, and mismedication of nursing home residents.
2010, Professor Richard R Abood, Pharmacy Practice and the Law
Origin
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mismedication. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mismedication
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“mismedication.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mismedication. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mismedication,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mismedication.
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