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the amount of a medicine, drug, or vitamin that should be taken at one time or regularly during a period of time
Each tablet has the dosage necessary to reduce pain and swelling. Some patients may benefit from a larger dosage of this medication. Do not exceed the recommended dosage.
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Recent Examples of dosages
It's typically measured in international units (IU) or micrograms (mcg), and dosages aren't broken down by vitamin D type.
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Lindsey Desoto, Health, 23 Dec. 2024
Remember that exact dosages are unclear, and many studies do not report the percentages of active ingredients in the supplement.
—Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 19 Dec. 2024
However, dosages for individual vitamins in a multivitamin might be limited compared to a gummy that only contains a single vitamin.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 16 Dec. 2024
In addition, the products’ promised dosages were off by up 29% to 39%.
—C. Michael White / The Conversation, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
However, experts cautioned that the dosages may not work for all weight loss patients.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health, 17 Oct. 2024
Creating dosages that are not available from Eli Lilly or are in different forms could allow compounding pharmacies to continue to provide tirzepatide to patients, says Allison Hill, PharmD, director of professional affairs for the American Pharmacists Association.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, EverydayHealth.com, 15 Oct. 2024
And because women require about one tenth the dose that men do, physicians must prescribe it in men’s dosages and teach their female patients how to divide that into a woman's dosage.
—Kristin Auble, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2024
Here’s What To Do At the same time, alterations in dosages and formulations can’t always be characterized as abuses of the system.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Lindsey Desoto, Health, 23 Dec. 2024
Remember that exact dosages are unclear, and many studies do not report the percentages of active ingredients in the supplement.
—Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 19 Dec. 2024
However, dosages for individual vitamins in a multivitamin might be limited compared to a gummy that only contains a single vitamin.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 16 Dec. 2024
In addition, the products’ promised dosages were off by up 29% to 39%.
—C. Michael White / The Conversation, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
However, experts cautioned that the dosages may not work for all weight loss patients.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health, 17 Oct. 2024
Creating dosages that are not available from Eli Lilly or are in different forms could allow compounding pharmacies to continue to provide tirzepatide to patients, says Allison Hill, PharmD, director of professional affairs for the American Pharmacists Association.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, EverydayHealth.com, 15 Oct. 2024
And because women require about one tenth the dose that men do, physicians must prescribe it in men’s dosages and teach their female patients how to divide that into a woman's dosage.
—Kristin Auble, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2024
Here’s What To Do At the same time, alterations in dosages and formulations can’t always be characterized as abuses of the system.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Dosages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dosages. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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