double dose
Two portions given
A double dose is twice the usual or recommended amount, typically of medication: The doctor prescribed a double dose of antibiotics.
The phrase extends to anything received in unusually large measure: a double dose of bad luck, a double dose of charm.
It often implies excess or intensity beyond what's normal or advisable.
- overdoseHarmful excess intake
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- extra strengthEnhanced potency formulation
- extraAdditional, beyond necessary
- twiceTwo occurrences total
boost · potency · strong · pills · pill bottle · prescription · doctor's orders · heavy · amplified · intensify · surge · overload · too much · medicine · tablet · strength · excessive · side effects
- dosingoverdose, microdosing, microdose, megadose, booster
- medication errorswrong route, wrong time, prescription error, overdose, underdose
- instruction failuresmisread, misunderstood, skipped step, wrong order, jumped ahead
quantity/amount
double dosesingle dose
One administration of medication
standard dose · micro-dose · low dose · maintenance dose · therapeutic dose
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