noun
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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."
Vocabulary lists containing dosage
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -age
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Pharmacy Words
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Example Sentences
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“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
Physicians also said the report lacked detail on Trump’s leg swelling and current aspirin dosage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
All of the studies were conducted in Indonesia, and there were major differences in study design, guava type, dosage, intervention length, and participant characteristics.
From Science Daily ● May 27, 2026
“I’ll get the dosage right next time,” she said.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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
The reactions mostly happened when dosages were increased.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
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
Wegovy contains the same ingredient, semaglutide, but in different dosages.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2025
She accompanied her husband to his doctor’s appointments and retained pharmaceutical dosages in her head.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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