Missing doses of your antibiotic can make them less effective, increase the risk of side effects, or lead to antibiotic resistance.

Even if you’re the most organized person, you’ve probably missed a medication dose at least once. Because life happens—sometimes pets get sick or a friend calls at the exact moment your pill alarm ...

If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you remember. But you can skip it and take the next dose if it’s almost that time. Never double up on a dose. Talk with your doctor if you miss several doses or ...

There’s a lot of confusion out there about second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. People are also concerned about the timing of the second dose. Over at the L.A. Times tip line, we’ve been getting ...

Body surface area-dosing does not account for the complex processes of cytotoxic drug elimination. This leads to an unpredictable variation in effect. Overdosing is easily recognised but it is ...

Many oral drugs show a high variability in pharmacokinetic exposure, and, for drugs with exposure related to efficacy, therapeutic drug monitoring can help optimize exposure in individual patients.

The lowest dose of estrogen prescribed for menopause varies depending on the individual, their needs, and the form of estrogen being used. Doctors generally recommend starting with the lowest ...

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is a prescription medication to help relieve symptoms of menopause. HRT contains artificial estrogen and progesterone to replace the hormones the ovaries are no ...

A mix of turmeric, ginger, and milk thistle in Dose for Your Liver purports to support your liver health—but what does the research say?

Experts say most vaccinated adults don't need another dose. As measles cases continue to spread across the United States, many Americans may be asking themselves if they need a measles vaccine ...

Sense of smell in patients with head and neck cancer began to deteriorate at a radiation dose of 22 Gy and increased in a dose-related fashion, a small prospective study showed.

» What is meant by radiation “dose” of X rays? Radiation dose is a measure of how much energy is absorbed when something or someone is exposed to X-rays. This is important because it is this ...