| Subject | English | Russian |
| quot.aph. | I wonder why he needed to self-medicate | спрашивается, почему он был вынужден прибегать к самолечению (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| gen. | medicate away | избавлять от болезни с помощью лекарств |
| fig. | medicate one's way through ailments | жить на лекарствах (благодаря лекарствам • "There is so much disease within his family tree, so much young death, that he most likely was medicating his way through a lot of these ailments just to continue being Elvis Presley," she continued. He died in the same way as his mother and at a similar age, and his mother's brothers also all died fairly young, Hoedel noted.  coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver) |
| slang | self medicate | заливать тоску спиртным (The act of taking illegal drugs or alcohol in attempt to alleviate anxiety, stress, or certain mental disorders – UrbanDic ParanoIDioteque) |
| med. | self-medicate | заниматься самолечением (Charikova) |
| Makarov. | this lotion medicates away dandruff | этот лосьон уничтожает перхоть |
| gen. | this lotion medicates away dandruff | этот лосьон ликвидирует перхоть |