Meanings of taken by patients in English

Nearly one third of hospital beds are taken by patients who might not need them.

Yet we know that a host of everyday decisions taken by patients raise questions about their true voluntariness.

In July, scientists at the University of Chicago included kava kava in a study of eight popular herbal remedies taken by patients undergoing surgery.

Albuferon, which could be worth several hundred million dollars, is a type of protein called interferon, and would be taken by patients once every fortnight.