underdosage
Below therapeutic amount
Underdosage is the administration of less than the required or optimal amount of a medication, nutrient, or other substance.
The term appears primarily in medical and pharmaceutical contexts: Underdosage of antibiotics can promote resistant bacteria.
Compare overdosage.
Not sufficient for purpose
- suboptimalBelow the ideal standard
- deficientHaving too little
- insufficientBelow required quantity
- lackingBeing without something
shortage · minimal · incomplete · partial · shortfall · underfilled
Measuring concentration by addition
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- milligramsThousandths of grams
- microgramsMillionths of a gram
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
pharmacology · regimen · administration · compliance · adherence · adjustment · calibration · increment
Therapy not achieving goals
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- relapseReturn to former illness
- inefficacyInability to achieve intended outcome
- disease progressionHow illness worsens over time
recurrence · worsening · complications · setback · deterioration
Error in estimation
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- misjudgmentFaulty evaluation of something
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
- misprescriptionWrong drug dispensed
inadequate
Not sufficient for purpose
- suboptimalBelow the ideal standard
- deficientHaving too little
- insufficientBelow required quantity
lacking · shortage · minimal · incomplete · partial · shortfall · underfilled
titration
Measuring concentration by addition
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- milligramsThousandths of grams
- microgramsMillionths of a gram
concentration · pharmacology · regimen · administration · compliance · adherence · adjustment · calibration · increment · monitoring
treatment failure
Therapy not achieving goals
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- relapseReturn to former illness
- inefficacyInability to achieve intended outcome
disease progression · recurrence · worsening · complications · setback · deterioration
miscalculation
Error in estimation
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- misjudgmentFaulty evaluation of something
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
underdosageoverdosage
Excessive drug intake
overdose · overdosing · toxic dose · megadose · therapeutic dose
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