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  2. Colchicine - Wikipedia

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    Colchicine is typically prescribed to mitigate or prevent the onset of gout, or its continuing symptoms and pain, using a low-dose prescription of 0.6 to 1.2 mg per day, or a high-dose amount of up to 4.8 mg in the first 6 hours of a gout episode. [14] [26] With an oral dose of 0.6 mg, peak blood levels occur within one to two hours. [50]

  3. Cefditoren - Wikipedia

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    Pneumonia, otitis media or sinusitis: 3 mg/kg/dose, 3 times a day, after meals. The dosage may be increased up to 6 mg/kg/dose as needed, but not exceed the maximum dose for adults. For children with diseases other than above: 3 mg/kg/dose, 3 times a day after meals. The dosage may be adjusted according to the disease or the patients age and ...

  4. List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions - Wikipedia

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    every day mistaken for "QOD" or "qds," AMA style avoids use of this abbreviation (spell out "every day") q.d.a.m. quaque die ante meridiem: once daily in the morning q.d.p.m. quaque die post meridiem: once daily in the evening q.d.s. quater die sumendus: 4 times a day can be mistaken for "qd" (every day) q.p.m. quaque die post meridiem

  5. Reference dose - Wikipedia

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    Cholinesterase inhibition was observed at all dose levels tested, and a NOAEL of 0.03 mg/kg/day estimated by dividing a LOAEL of 0.3 mg/kg/day by an uncertainty factor of 10. As with the acute RfD, the chronic RfD of 3×10 −4 mg/kg/day was determined by dividing this NOAEL by the inter- and intraspecies uncertainty factors.

  6. Threshold dose - Wikipedia

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    Threshold dose is the minimum dose of drug that triggers minimal detectable biological effect in an animal. [1] At extremely low doses, biological responses are absent for some of the drugs. The increase in dose above threshold dose induces an increase in the percentage of biological responses. [ 2 ]

  7. Clark's rule - Wikipedia

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    The procedure is to take the child's weight in pounds, divide by 150 lb, and multiply the fractional result by the adult dose to find the equivalent child dosage.For example, if an adult dose of medication calls for 30 mg and the child weighs 30 lb, divide the weight by 150 (30/150) to obtain 1/5 and multiply 1/5 times 30 mg to get 6 mg.

  8. Dosage form - Wikipedia

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    A combination drug (or fixed-dose combination; FDC) is a product that contains more than one active ingredient (e.g., one tablet, one capsule, or one syrup with multiple drugs). In naturopathy , dosages can take the form of decoctions and herbal teas , in addition to the more conventional methods mentioned above.

  9. Acceptable daily intake - Wikipedia

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    Acceptable daily intake or ADI is a measure of the amount of a specific substance (originally applied for a food additive, later also for a residue of a veterinary drug or pesticide) in food or drinking water that can be ingested (orally) daily over a lifetime without an appreciable health risk. [1]