dosages
Medicine portion sizes
Dosages is the plural of dosage—the amount of a medicine or drug to be administered at one time or over a period.
Doctors prescribe specific dosages based on factors like body weight and severity of illness: The dosages for children are lower than for adults.
Dosage also applies to other measured quantities: radiation dosages, dosages of fertilizer.
Flat portable computing device
- capsuleEnclosed dose container
- pillSolid medicine dose
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
- syringeMedical injection tool
infusion · oral · topical · intravenous · sublingual · suppository · inhaler · patch
Thousandths of grams
- millilitersSmall liquid measures
- gramsMetric mass units
- microgramsMillionths of a gram
- unitsStandard measures of quantity
concentration · volume · weight · kilograms · ounces · teaspoons · tablespoons · cubic centimeters
Medical dispensing authorization
- pharmacistMedicine dispensing professional
- physicianLicensed medical doctor
- recommendedEndorsed as worthwhile
- indicatedShowed or suggested
pediatric · geriatric · individualized · standard · label · instructions · dispensing · compounding
Harmful excess intake
- underdoseInadequate medication quantity
- toxicityCapacity to cause harm
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
maximum · minimum · lethal · therapeutic · contraindication · side effects · adverse reaction · interaction
tablet
Flat portable computing device
syringe · infusion · oral · topical · intravenous · sublingual · suppository · inhaler · patch · dropper
milligrams
Thousandths of grams
- millilitersSmall liquid measures
- gramsMetric mass units
- microgramsMillionths of a gram
units · concentration · volume · weight · kilograms · ounces · teaspoons · tablespoons · cubic centimeters · drops
prescription
Medical dispensing authorization
- pharmacistMedicine dispensing professional
- physicianLicensed medical doctor
- recommendedEndorsed as worthwhile
indicated · pediatric · geriatric · individualized · standard · label · instructions · dispensing · compounding · formulation
overdose
Harmful excess intake
tolerance · maximum · minimum · lethal · therapeutic · contraindication · side effects · adverse reaction · interaction · warning
schedule
Plan of timed events
cycle · course · protocol · adherence · compliance · routine · duration · tapering · escalation · adjustment
- pharmacypharmacist, pharmacy, prescription, dispensing, prescriptions
- ancient pharmacypharmacopoeia, apothecary, medicinal herbs, medicinal plants, herbal remedies
dosagesabstinence
Voluntary forgoing of indulgences
drug-free · untreated · overdoses · underdoses · none
dosagesdrugs
Therapeutic chemical compounds
medications · formulations · active ingredients · medicines · substances
- 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