adult dose
Full-strength medication quantity
An adult dose is the standard amount of medication appropriate for a fully grown person, as distinguished from doses for children or infants.
Dosing instructions typically specify the adult dose first, then adjust downward for younger patients: Adult dose: two tablets every four hours.
- full strengthComplete power or intensity
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- over the counterSold without prescription
- milligramsThousandths of grams
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- dosing instructionsdaily, twice daily, three times daily, once daily, every 4 hours