noun
medicine, medication
A2
Medikament (das) means 'medicine' or 'medication', usually a specific drug or pharmaceutical. Plural Medikamente (regular). It's a neuter noun with standard declension. Unlike uncountable 'Medizin', Medikament is countable—ein Medikament. No special preposition; used in medical or pharmacy contexts.
Examples
Das Medikament muss dreimal täglich eingenommen werden.
The medication must be taken three times a day.
Dieses Medikament hat mir sehr gut geholfen.
This medication helped me a lot.
Für dieses Medikament müssen Sie fünf Euro dazu zahlen.
For this medication, you have to pay five euros extra.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a pill bottle labeled 'Medikament' with a red cross
sounds like English 'medical' — think 'medikament' ~ medical substance
das Medikament — imagine a neutral white pill (neutral = das)
Notes
Neuter noun. Genitive singular commonly with -s (des Medikaments).