pill taking

Consuming oral doses

Pill taking is the act or practice of swallowing medication in tablet or capsule form.

The phrase often appears in medical contexts discussing patient compliance or daily routines: Pill taking can be difficult for elderly patients managing multiple prescriptions.

It may also refer more casually to recreational drug use.

Related

wash down · dosage · gulp · water · prescription · prescription refill · pharmacy · bitter · choke · daily · morning routine · vitamins · aspirin · refill · bottle · overdose · compliance · reminder

Opposites
method of medication administration

pill takinginjection

Syringe-delivered dose

IV drip · intramuscular injection · subcutaneous injection · infusion · IV infusion

medication compliance

pill takingnon-compliance

Failure to obey rules

non-adherence

pharmaceutical intervention vs. abstention

pill takingnatural healing

Body's innate restorative processes

holistic medicine · herbal remedies · meditation therapy

Family

pill, taking, pills, pilled, pilling, take, takes, took, taken

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG