Meanings
nounundermedication (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineInsufficient medicating; underuse of medication.
In addition to the problem of overmedication, there is some evidence that undermedication also may be occurring, though its extent and causes are unknown.
1988, Helene L. Lipton, Philip Randolph Lee, Mark S. Freeland, Drugs and the Elderly: Clinical, Social, and Policy Perspectives
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