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Etymology
Origin of dosage
Explanation
Dosage is the amount of medicine you take and how often you take it. The recommended dosage for your antibiotic might be one pill twice a day for a week, for example. Prescription medications, as well as drugs like aspirin or cough syrup that you buy over the counter, include the dosage information on the bottle or container. Nutritional supplements, such as vitamin C, also include a dosage or a suggested quantity to take. In medicine, dose is used to mean "amount" and dosage to mean "frequency."
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Once the dosage and type of HRT was stable, she was prescribed testosterone by her GP.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Future studies will test how well AHR inhibitors work across different forms of neural injury, identify appropriate treatment timing and dosage, and examine how suppressing the protein affects other cells involved in the injury response.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
“Then he has a fighting chance to work his way back. Trying to do everything — even at a lesser dosage — just wasn’t feasible.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
Without insurance coverage, the cost of obesity drugs ranges from $149 to $1,060 a month, depending on dosage and whether it’s a pill or injectable.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
They proposed that the allowable daily dosage for a human being should be one-hundredth of a roentgen, about a tenth of the standard applied to X-rays.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
The Wegovy injectable pen is advertised at a monthly cost of $199 for specific dosages, but that jumps to $349 after two months.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026
After his first visit, Mulvehill typically hauls away bags of medications that are no longer current to ensure patients aren’t taking the wrong drugs or dosages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 27, 2025
Prior to the White House deal announcement, both Lilly and Novo had charged $500 per month to cash-paying customers for most dosages of their weight loss drugs.
From Barron's ● Nov. 17, 2025
The system uses a glucose sensor to calculate and deliver precise insulin dosages required before and during pregnancy and the diabetes team are able to monitor people's glucose levels remotely.
From BBC ● May 3, 2025
Similar mishaps have occurred in groves sprayed a month earlier, and residues have been found in the peel of oranges six months after treatment with standard dosages.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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