dosage
How much medicine
Dosage is the amount of a medicine, drug, or other substance to be taken at one time or over a period: The recommended dosage is two tablets daily.
It can also refer to the administration schedule: Dosage varies by age and weight.
In broader use, dosage applies to any measured quantity of something administered or experienced: a healthy dosage of skepticism.
Solid medicine dose
- tabletFlat portable computing device
- capsuleEnclosed dose container
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
- syrupThick sugar liquid
liquid · powder · infusion · inhaler · suppository · patch · dropper · spray
Thousandths of grams
- microgramsMillionths of a gram
- millilitersSmall liquid measures
- gramsMetric mass units
- nanogramsMass in billionths
units · liters · concentration · cubic centimeters · deciliters · kilograms · ounces · teaspoons
Ability to produce results
- potencyDegree of strength
- toxicityCapacity to cause harm
- side-effectsSecondary, unintended outcomes
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
therapeutic · lethal · effective · safe · adverse · sensitivity · resistance · bioavailability
Adjusting for measurement accuracy
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- titrationMeasuring concentration by addition
- incrementUnit of increase
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
fine-tuning · exactness · sensitivity · standardization · specificity · tolerance · graduation · calculation
Medicinal dispensary
- pharmacistMedicine dispensing professional
- instructionsGuidance on how to proceed
- directionsGuidance for reaching somewhere
- frequencyRate of recurrence
duration · refill · label · dispense · script · interval · schedule · regimen
pill
Solid medicine dose
syrup · liquid · powder · infusion · inhaler · suppository · patch · dropper · spray · sublingual
milligrams
Thousandths of grams
- microgramsMillionths of a gram
- millilitersSmall liquid measures
- gramsMetric mass units
nanograms · units · liters · concentration · cubic centimeters · deciliters · kilograms · ounces · teaspoons · tablespoons
efficacy
Ability to produce results
- potencyDegree of strength
- toxicityCapacity to cause harm
- side-effectsSecondary, unintended outcomes
tolerance · therapeutic · lethal · effective · safe · adverse · sensitivity · resistance · bioavailability · half-life
calibration
Adjusting for measurement accuracy
adjustment · fine-tuning · exactness · sensitivity · standardization · specificity · tolerance · graduation · calculation · margin
pharmacy
Medicinal dispensary
- pharmacistMedicine dispensing professional
- instructionsGuidance on how to proceed
- directionsGuidance for reaching somewhere
frequency · duration · refill · label · dispense · script · interval · schedule · regimen · twice daily
adjust
Change to fit better
taper · increase · decrease · maintain · monitor · optimize · customize · individualize · escalate · reduce
- Medicinespill, tablet, aspirin, tablets, penicillin
- vaccinationvaccine, vaccines, immunization, shot, shots
- Fever Careacetaminophen, aspirin, ibuprofen, paracetamol, antipyretic
- concentration measuressugar content, oxygen level, mineral content, vitamin content, pH level
- medication labelsdrug name, brand name, generic name, directions, warnings
- Insulinhuman insulin, insulin pen, insulin pump, long-acting, rapid-acting
dosageabstinence
Voluntary forgoing of indulgences
placebo · nothing · withdrawal · discontinuation · cessation
dosageoverdose
Harmful excess intake
underdose · abstinence · megadose · lethal dose · toxic dose
- dosage instructionsHow to take medication
- dosage guidelinesInstructions for medicine amounts
- wrong dosageIncorrect amount of medication
- dosage compensationEqualizing sex chromosome expression
- dosage chartTable showing medication quantities
- radiation dosageMeasured absorbed ionizing energy