Meaning & use

dosage

noun·Academic

The size and frequency of a specific amount of medicine to be taken or given.

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The pharmacist adjusted the dosage after the patient reported mild side effects.

Doubling the dosage without a doctor's approval can be dangerous, even for common medicines.

A note on using this word

Dosage refers to the regimen or scale of doses, while 'dose' usually refers to one single amount taken at a time.

Words with a similar meaning

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