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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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There were concerns about its gastrointestinal effects (much as there were with baking soda, another popular endurance-booster), questions about the appropriate dosage, and rising suspicion that beet juice only worked in untrained or recreational athletes but not in serious competitors.
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Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 19 Apr. 2025
Eli Lilly's stock boomed April 17 after announcing a new experimental pill that caused nearly 8% weight loss at certain dosages and lowered blood sugar in patients during a clinical trial.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
For a player that takes a healthy dosage of both rushing attempts and targets, Skattebo is the first player since Christian McCaffrey in 2015 to record over 1,500 rushing and 500 receiving yards.
—Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Clinicians should also increase semaglutide dosages gradually, as doing it too quickly can sometimes lead to worse side effects, Cabandugama added.
—Simon Spichak, Health, 22 Apr. 2025
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One dose is 93% effective, and two doses are 97% effective against measles, the CDC says.—
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The best way to contain measles is two doses of the MMR vaccine (measles, mumps and rubella).—
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“Dosage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dosage. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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