dose
noun
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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Ecod! you had reason to weep, for you have been dosing me ever since I was born.
From She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith