medicated
adjective
[ ˈmɛdɪkeɪtɪd ]
• containing or impregnated with a drug.
• "his doctor prescribed him medicated creams and ointments but the rashes persist"
• having been treated with a drug.
• "among the medicated patients, five of them were taking antidepressants and eight were taking antipsychotics"
medicate
verb
• administer a drug to (someone).
• "both infants were heavily medicated to alleviate their seizures"
Origin:
early 17th century: from Latin medicat- ‘treated’, from the verb medicari ‘administer remedies to’, from medicus (see medic1).
