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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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Unlike magic mushrooms used in Colorado healing centers, pharmaceutical grade psychedelics would be synthetically produced in a lab and have a very precise dosage.
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Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Or if your hot flashes are unbearable, your provider might tinker with your dosage.
—Bonnie Vengrow, Flow Space, 6 Feb. 2026
The same drugs, made in the same factories, at the same dosages, are costing Americans up to 1000% more than in any other country.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Court documents cite five incidents that took place between 2015 and 2022 in which Hatayama failed to perform the proper examination, administered a wrong dosage or failed to prescribe pain medication altogether following surgical procedures on various pets.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
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Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Or if your hot flashes are unbearable, your provider might tinker with your dosage.
—Bonnie Vengrow, Flow Space, 6 Feb. 2026
The same drugs, made in the same factories, at the same dosages, are costing Americans up to 1000% more than in any other country.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Court documents cite five incidents that took place between 2015 and 2022 in which Hatayama failed to perform the proper examination, administered a wrong dosage or failed to prescribe pain medication altogether following surgical procedures on various pets.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
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dose
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Clinicians aim for the lowest dose that still helps regulate appetite and stabilize weight.—
Amy J. Sheer,
The Conversation,
5 Feb. 2026
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Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Dosage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dosage. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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