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overmedicate
verb[ I or T ]
(alsoover-medicate)uk /ˌəʊ.vəˈmed.ɪ.keɪt/ us /ˌoʊ.vɚˈmed.ɪ.keɪt/
to give someone too much medicine, or to give them medicine they do not need:
He claims that some child psychiatrists are over-medicating their young patients.
When in doubt, in most cases it is safer to overmedicate than to undertreat.
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overprescribe
Some of the children display signs they are overmedicated, such as lethargy, slurred speech and shakiness.
The state must make sure children are not overmedicated and that new drugs are not tested on them.
Errors may occur when nursing home staff withhold medication or over-medicate residents.
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