overmedicate

/ˌoʊvərˈmɛdɪkeɪt/
verb
  1. To give or take too much medication, especially more than is medically necessary or safe.
    • Some elderly patients are overmedicated because they see multiple specialists.
    • Doctors warn that parents should not overmedicate children for minor colds.
    • She decided to stop taking the sleeping pills because she didn't want to overmedicate herself.
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