undermedication

English

Etymology

From under- +‎ medication.

Noun

undermedication (uncountable)

1. (medicine) Insufficient medicating; underuse of medication.
   • 1988, Helene L. Lipton, Philip Randolph Lee, Mark S. Freeland, Drugs and the Elderly: Clinical, Social, and Policy Perspectives‎^[1]:

     In addition to the problem of overmedication, there is some evidence that undermedication also may be occurring, though its extent and causes are unknown.