Dosage
noun
The size or frequency of a medicine or drug that someone should take.
The doctor explained the dosage of the medication to the patient.
Often appears as...
- prescribed dosage
- correct dosage
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Technical
noun
The amount of substance needed to create a specific effect.
In the experiment, they increased the dosage of the chemical to observe the changes.
Often appears as...
- increase dosage
- maximum dosage
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Academic
noun
The amount of radiation exposure.
The machine measures the dosage of radiation in the environment.
Often appears as...
- radiation dosage
- high dosage
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Technical
noun
The size or frequency of a medicine or drug that someone should take.
The doctor explained the dosage of the medication to the patient.
Often appears as...
- prescribed dosage
- correct dosage
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The amount of substance needed to create a specific effect.
In the experiment, they increased the dosage of the chemical to observe the changes.
Often appears as...
- increase dosage
- maximum dosage
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The amount of radiation exposure.
The machine measures the dosage of radiation in the environment.
Often appears as...
- radiation dosage
- high dosage
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Precision
In medical context, 'dosage' requires accuracy to avoid harmful effects.
Please double-check the prescribed dosage; accuracy is crucial.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Interchangeable
'Dosage' differs from 'dose'; 'dosage' is the regimen, 'dose' the quantity taken at once.
The dosage schedule is two doses per day.
Pro Tip 3/3Beyond Medications
'Dosage' can apply to vitamins or herbal supplements, not just prescription drugs.
Check the vitamin's dosage recommendations on the bottle.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Precision
In medical context, 'dosage' requires accuracy to avoid harmful effects.
Please double-check the prescribed dosage; accuracy is crucial.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Interchangeable
'Dosage' differs from 'dose'; 'dosage' is the regimen, 'dose' the quantity taken at once.
The dosage schedule is two doses per day.
Pro Tip 3/3Beyond Medications
'Dosage' can apply to vitamins or herbal supplements, not just prescription drugs.
Check the vitamin's dosage recommendations on the bottle.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Precision
In medical context, 'dosage' requires accuracy to avoid harmful effects.
Please double-check the prescribed dosage; accuracy is crucial.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Interchangeable
'Dosage' differs from 'dose'; 'dosage' is the regimen, 'dose' the quantity taken at once.
The dosage schedule is two doses per day.
Pro Tip 3/3Beyond Medications
'Dosage' can apply to vitamins or herbal supplements, not just prescription drugs.
Check the vitamin's dosage recommendations on the bottle.
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What it takes to crush a...
and only after do they optimize the dosage or make adjustments. Now imagine that we're talking of a candidate product for which the active ingredient is a scarce resource. What if instead we focused on developing a treatment that uses the lowest possible amount of that active ingredient? It could help us produce more doses.
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Cooking With Cannabis PIPE...
Because it all comes down to proper dosage because if you get people too messed up, it does not fare well for really anybody involved. Now, you are about to do something real big. We're opening up the first cannabis-infused restaurant in the world, yeah. I know. I know. The first in the world?
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How does your body...
that doesn't represent every consumer. And getting the dose right is important. If it's too low, the medicine won't do its job. If it's too high, the drug and its metabolites can be toxic. That's true of any drug. One of the hardest groups of patients to get the right dosage for are children.
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What is leukemia? -...
And in some cases, the dosage required is so high that it kills all cells in the bone marrow, including stem cells. When this happens, the body is no longer able to create new blood cells on its own. Fortunately, outside help can come in the form of stem cells from the bone marrow of a donor.
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Lifesaving tech powered...
me to give a certain dosage of medicine to my baby I would cut it in half because it's probably too strong if you told me to keep this at 98 degrees I keep it at a little less than that because that's probably too warm that led to a very important design decision
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Why being respectful to...
who was never very respectful, especially to junior staff and nurses. But Steve told me about this one particular interaction where this doctor shouted at a medical team. Right after the interaction, the team gave the wrong dosage of medication to their patient.
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How fast can a vaccine...
Phase II trials focus on determining the right dosage and delivery schedule across a wider population. And Phase III trials determine safety across the vaccine’s primary use population, while also identifying rare side effects and negative reactions.
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Is radiation dangerous?...
And remember that banana? If you could absorb all the banana's radiation, you'd need around 170 a day to hit your annual dosage. We live in a world of radiation. However, much of that radiation is non-ionizing. For the remainder that is ionizing,
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Philip Howard: Four ways...
and others. Turns out that's not the case. The fear has chilled professional interaction so thousands of tragic errors occur because doctors are afraid to speak "Are you sure that's the right dosage?" Because they're not sure,
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The best kindergarten...
Now these days, kids need a small dosage of danger. And in this kind of occasion, they learn to help each other.
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What it takes to crush a...
and only after do they optimize the dosage or make adjustments. Now imagine that we're talking of a candidate product for which the active ingredient is a scarce resource. What if instead we focused on developing a treatment that uses the lowest possible amount of that active ingredient? It could help us produce more doses.
Video examples
Cooking With Cannabis PIPE...
Because it all comes down to proper dosage because if you get people too messed up, it does not fare well for really anybody involved. Now, you are about to do something real big. We're opening up the first cannabis-infused restaurant in the world, yeah. I know. I know. The first in the world?
Video examples
How does your body...
that doesn't represent every consumer. And getting the dose right is important. If it's too low, the medicine won't do its job. If it's too high, the drug and its metabolites can be toxic. That's true of any drug. One of the hardest groups of patients to get the right dosage for are children.
Video examples
What is leukemia? -...
And in some cases, the dosage required is so high that it kills all cells in the bone marrow, including stem cells. When this happens, the body is no longer able to create new blood cells on its own. Fortunately, outside help can come in the form of stem cells from the bone marrow of a donor.
Video examples
Lifesaving tech powered...
me to give a certain dosage of medicine to my baby I would cut it in half because it's probably too strong if you told me to keep this at 98 degrees I keep it at a little less than that because that's probably too warm that led to a very important design decision
Video examples
Why being respectful to...
who was never very respectful, especially to junior staff and nurses. But Steve told me about this one particular interaction where this doctor shouted at a medical team. Right after the interaction, the team gave the wrong dosage of medication to their patient.
Video examples
How fast can a vaccine...
Phase II trials focus on determining the right dosage and delivery schedule across a wider population. And Phase III trials determine safety across the vaccine’s primary use population, while also identifying rare side effects and negative reactions.
Video examples
Is radiation dangerous?...
And remember that banana? If you could absorb all the banana's radiation, you'd need around 170 a day to hit your annual dosage. We live in a world of radiation. However, much of that radiation is non-ionizing. For the remainder that is ionizing,
Video examples
Philip Howard: Four ways...
and others. Turns out that's not the case. The fear has chilled professional interaction so thousands of tragic errors occur because doctors are afraid to speak "Are you sure that's the right dosage?" Because they're not sure,
Video examples
The best kindergarten...
Now these days, kids need a small dosage of danger. And in this kind of occasion, they learn to help each other.
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Tammy Duckworth
I was in Congress for six months, and they put me on blood pressure medication. I flew helicopters in combat and I was fine, and I survived 13 months in recovery in the hospital... I got to Congress, and six months later I'm on blood pressure medication. Fourteen months later, they doubled the dosage!
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Lil Xan
American Musician
I got anxiety in April of 2014. I was hospitalized for two weeks, and they didn't know what was wrong with me, and at the end, they gave me a low dosage of Xanax. Before the whole anti-Xanax message in what I do, I was actually pro-Xanax culture.
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Peter L. Berger
Austrian Sociologist
There is a continuum of values between the churches and the general community. What distinguishes the handling of these values in the churches is mainly the heavier dosage of religious vocabulary involved.
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Mark McGwire
American Athlete
The steroids I did were on a very, very low dosage. I didn't want to take a lot of that. I didn't want to look like Arnold Schwartzenegger or Lou Ferrigno.
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Joshua Lederberg
American Scientist
Although I am a public figure, I'm still a little shy. I don't think my own personality is important. I prefer to keep some small dosage of privacy.
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Aubrey McClendon
American Businessman
Every day you use dozens of products that have strong chemicals in them, but remember, the only difference between poison and medicine is dosage.
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Jeremy Scott
American Designer
I get love from fans in a big enough dosage that it acts as a shield, and I would not sacrifice that love in order to please the industry.
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Paracelsus
Swiss Scientist
Poison is in everything, and no thing is without poison. The dosage makes it either a poison or a remedy.
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J. B. Smoove
American Actor
When you're babysitting a kid, all you're seeing is a version of them, a small dosage.
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Tammy Duckworth
I was in Congress for six months, and they put me on blood pressure medication. I flew helicopters in combat and I was fine, and I survived 13 months in recovery in the hospital... I got to Congress, and six months later I'm on blood pressure medication. Fourteen months later, they doubled the dosage!
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Lil Xan
American Musician
I got anxiety in April of 2014. I was hospitalized for two weeks, and they didn't know what was wrong with me, and at the end, they gave me a low dosage of Xanax. Before the whole anti-Xanax message in what I do, I was actually pro-Xanax culture.
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Peter L. Berger
Austrian Sociologist
There is a continuum of values between the churches and the general community. What distinguishes the handling of these values in the churches is mainly the heavier dosage of religious vocabulary involved.
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Mark McGwire
American Athlete
The steroids I did were on a very, very low dosage. I didn't want to take a lot of that. I didn't want to look like Arnold Schwartzenegger or Lou Ferrigno.
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Joshua Lederberg
American Scientist
Although I am a public figure, I'm still a little shy. I don't think my own personality is important. I prefer to keep some small dosage of privacy.
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Aubrey McClendon
American Businessman
Every day you use dozens of products that have strong chemicals in them, but remember, the only difference between poison and medicine is dosage.
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Jeremy Scott
American Designer
I get love from fans in a big enough dosage that it acts as a shield, and I would not sacrifice that love in order to please the industry.
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Paracelsus
Swiss Scientist
Poison is in everything, and no thing is without poison. The dosage makes it either a poison or a remedy.
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J. B. Smoove
American Actor
When you're babysitting a kid, all you're seeing is a version of them, a small dosage.
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