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  2. Defined daily dose - Wikipedia

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    The defined daily dose (DDD) is a statistical measure of drug consumption, defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Drug Statistics Methodology. It is defined in combination with the ATC Code drug classification system for grouping related drugs. The DDD enables comparison of drug usage between different drugs in ...

  3. Prescribed daily dose - Wikipedia

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    Prescribed daily dose (PDD) is the usual dose of medication calculated by looking at a group of prescriptions for the medication in question. [1] At times the PDD needs to be related to the condition being treated .

  4. Dosage (pharmacology) - Wikipedia

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    Dosage typically includes information on the number of doses, intervals between administrations, and the overall treatment period. [3] For example, a dosage might be described as "200 mg twice daily for two weeks," where 200 mg represents the individual dose, twice daily indicates the frequency, and two weeks specifies the duration of treatment.

  5. Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System

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    The ATC system also includes defined daily doses (DDDs) for many drugs. This is a measurement of drug consumption based on the usual daily dose for a given drug. According to the definition, "[t]he DDD is the assumed average maintenance dose per day for a drug used for its main indication in adults." [15]

  6. International Medical Products Price Guide - Wikipedia

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    The defined daily dose is not a standard therapeutic dose nor necessarily agree with any average prescribed daily dose in practice. While this technical metric could be used, for example, to compare the costs of two formulations of the same drug, WHO state that it should not be used for detailed pricing or therapeutic-class cost comparisons.

  7. Scientists Say This Natural Remedy May Help Those With ... - AOL

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    Bright light therapy helps reset melatonin production to align more closely with a natural daily cycle, supporting alertness and energy during the day and restful sleep at night, Nealon notes. How ...

  8. List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions - Wikipedia

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    twice daily bib. bibe: drink bis bis: twice b.i.d., b.d. bis in die: twice daily AMA style avoids use of this abbreviation (spell out "twice a day") bis ind. bis indies: twice a day bis in 7 d. bis in septem diebus: twice a week BM bowel movement: commonly used in the United Kingdom when discussing blood sugar.

  9. College Football Playoff Round 1 predictions & what Diego ...

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    Just before the College Football Playoff kicks off, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger, and SI's Forde provide a final preview of the 12-team bracket. They discuss the potential for five to six different ...