medicamento
medication
noun meh-dee-kah-MEN-toh Less Common
Origin: From Latin medicamentum (remedy).
Also means
medicine
Usage Note
Medicamento is the formal/clinical word for a drug or medicine in Spanish. In everyday speech medicina or pastilla (pill) are more common. Medicamento is standard on prescriptions and official health documents; note that droga usually refers to illicit substances, not prescribed medicine.
Examples
"Toma este medicamento dos veces al día."
Natural Translation
Take this medication twice a day.
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