dosage
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a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time
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A 2011 prospective study by Roland R. Griffiths and colleagues suggests that a single high dosage of psilocybin can cause long-term changes in the personality of its users.
A few cases of murder, attempted murder, or suicide using insulin overdoses have been reported, but most insulin shocks appear to be due to errors in dosage of insulin (e.
Ainsworth describes sex determination in the genus as using "an X/autosome dosage type".
Adjuvants are added to promote an earlier, more potent response, and more persistent immune response to the vaccine; they allow for a lower vaccine dosage.
After 24 hours to a few days, minuscule psychoactive effects may be felt, depending on dosage, frequency and tolerance to the drug.
A medication he was on a dosage of 32 (seemingly measured in micrograms per hour) for a while had been reduced now to just a dosage of 3. She said this was really great news.