dosing
Giving measured amounts
Dosing is the act of measuring out and administering a dose, typically of medicine or a drug: The nurse handled the dosing of painkillers.
It also refers to the schedule or regimen of doses: The dosing instructions say twice daily with food.
In casual use, dosing can mean secretly giving someone a drug: Someone dosed his drink.
Of the mouth
- intravenousInto the vein
- subcutaneousBelow the skin
- intramuscularInto muscle tissue
- topicalCurrently relevant or newsworthy
inhalation · transdermal · sublingual · rectal · injection · infusion · bolus · drip
Therapeutic substance for illness
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- pillSolid medicine dose
- tabletFlat portable computing device
- capsuleEnclosed dose container
liquid · syrup · pharmacy · dispensing · refill · insulin · chemotherapy · antibiotic
Thousandths of grams
- microgramsMillionths of a gram
- millilitersSmall liquid measures
- gramsMetric mass units
- unitsStandard measures of quantity
concentration · volume · titration · calibration · precision · scale · calculating · measuring
Plan of timed events
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- intervalDuration between two points
- durationLength of existence
- cycleRepeating sequence of events
tapering · maintenance · loading · escalation · adjustment · protocol · timing · compliance
Drug fate in body
- half-lifePeriod for fifty-percent reduction
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- toxicityCapacity to cause harm
therapeutic · efficacy · response · tolerance · accumulation · steady-state · peak · trough
oral
Of the mouth
- intravenousInto the vein
- subcutaneousBelow the skin
- intramuscularInto muscle tissue
topical · inhalation · transdermal · sublingual · rectal · injection · infusion · bolus · drip · syringe
medication
Therapeutic substance for illness
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- pillSolid medicine dose
- tabletFlat portable computing device
capsule · liquid · syrup · pharmacy · dispensing · refill · insulin · chemotherapy · antibiotic · pediatric
milligrams
Thousandths of grams
- microgramsMillionths of a gram
- millilitersSmall liquid measures
- gramsMetric mass units
units · concentration · volume · titration · calibration · precision · scale · calculating · measuring · increments
schedule
Plan of timed events
cycle · tapering · maintenance · loading · escalation · adjustment · protocol · timing · compliance · adherence
pharmacokinetics
Drug fate in body
- half-lifePeriod for fifty-percent reduction
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
toxicity · therapeutic · efficacy · response · tolerance · accumulation · steady-state · peak · trough · serum
- addiction treatmentdetox centers, methadone, treatment centers, buprenorphine, rehab facilities
- pediatric pharmacologypediatric vaccines, chewable tablets, droppers, drops, syrups
- pharmacometricspharmacokinetics, bioavailability, AUC, half-life, steady state
- coffeeespresso, latte, cappuccino, macchiato, americano
- pharmacypharmacist, pharmacy, prescription, dispensing, prescriptions
- Prescriptionsprescription, prescriptions, Rx, medication, pills
dosingwithholding
Keeping from another
abstaining · withdrawing · discontinuing · stopping · ceasing
dosingoverdosing
Exceeding safe dosage
underdosing · bingeing · flooding · saturating · gorging
- dosing cupGraduated vessel for medications