underdoses
Takes too little
Underdoses is the plural of underdose—a dose of medication or substance that falls below the therapeutic or recommended amount.
As a verb, underdoses means administers insufficient doses: The study found that doctors frequently underdose pain medication in elderly patients.
Underdosing can reduce treatment effectiveness or allow conditions to worsen.
Lacking power to achieve
- suboptimalBelow the ideal standard
- inadequateNot sufficient for purpose
- insufficientBelow required quantity
- weakLacking power or force
dilute · inefficacious · unresponsive · breakthrough · resistant · refractory · undertreated
Measuring concentration by addition
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- pharmacologyStudy of drug actions
- milligramsThousandths of grams
- regimenPrescribed course of treatment
pharmacist · medication · administration · oral · intravenous · subcutaneous · pharmacokinetics · bioavailability
Capacity to withstand force
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- relapseReturn to former illness
- complicationsDifficulties that emerge unexpectedly
- inefficacyInability to achieve intended outcome
mutation · recurrence · worsening · undertreated · noncompliance
Minute remnant or pursue
- minimalSmallest amount needed
- fractionalDescribing incomplete portions
- tinyExtremely small in size
- minuteSixtieth of an hour
ineffective
Lacking power to achieve
- suboptimalBelow the ideal standard
- inadequateNot sufficient for purpose
- insufficientBelow required quantity
weak · dilute · inefficacious · unresponsive · breakthrough · resistant · refractory · undertreated
titration
Measuring concentration by addition
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- pharmacologyStudy of drug actions
- milligramsThousandths of grams
regimen · pharmacist · medication · administration · oral · intravenous · subcutaneous · pharmacokinetics · bioavailability · half-life
resistance
Capacity to withstand force
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- relapseReturn to former illness
- complicationsDifficulties that emerge unexpectedly
inefficacy · mutation · recurrence · worsening · undertreated · noncompliance
trace
Minute remnant or pursue
- minimalSmallest amount needed
- fractionalDescribing incomplete portions
- tinyExtremely small in size
minute · negligible · threshold · incremental · titrated