dosage
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈdoʊsɪdʒ/
- Specialized
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dosis
- I'm increasing the dosage.
- drug dosage
- correct dosage
- dosage in mg
Can I stop or decrease the dosage of my medication?
- Can I stop or decrease the dosage of my medication?
- Again, Omega threes in that dosage are a decent thing.
- Well, here we have to look at the dosages used in these studies.
- And it says on the bottle that you know that your dosage is correct when you start smelling like Maple syrup.
- That's been shown at what dosages?
- And for each of those, there's a recommended brand, there's a recommended dosage and then some links for people to get some savings.
- Which one of these can we stop now or which one of these at least can we decrease the dosage of?
- Do we have any idea of the dosage range that we're talking about?
Examples
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Aside from developing a schedule and correct dosage, drug therapy demands accountability.
Academic text (1997) -
Second off, we're gonna up the dosage on your medicine.
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Do we have any idea of the dosage range that we're talking about?
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So ultimately it was probably like a year and a half of me trying to figure out what dosage was going to be the best.
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So we'll simply have to increase the dosage.
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Are you taking the proper dosage of your medication?
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Can I stop or decrease the dosage of my medication?
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Pemoline differs in that it is administered in one dosage per day in the morning.
Academic text (1997) -
We've been stabilizing you on a heavy dosage of Thorazine.
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Are you taking the proper dosage of your medication?
Synonyms
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3.3
A set amount of medicine to take at one time
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2.6
An amount of medicine or vitamin taken each day to keep a person healthy
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3.4
The amount of medicine a person should take
How Much
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dosage comes from the simple word dose, which used to mean 'a giving', and the ending -age makes it a word about an amount. So dosage is the amount of medicine that is 'given' at one time or over time.