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Inspired by Bourdieu's concept of social distinction, as well as Appadurai's edited volume on the \u2018social lives\u2019 of \u2018things\u2019, I present an analysis of how medications are understood by their users in terms of social and ideological meaning in one rural Hausa village. Decisions about medication choice were framed by three main themes: belonging to the \u2018modern\u2019 world, \u2018traditional\u2019 Hausa culture, and religious identity. This article does not argue that these notions of identity fully explain medication use, nor necessarily predict treatment choices. The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the dynamic meanings given to treatment decisions after they have been made, attributed to the medications themselves and negotiated through their circulation in a context where multiple medical systems are drawn from to manage illness. 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