Look up: Lo dose

1. Lo dose
   <pharmacology> The limes nul dose of diphtheria toxin, i.e., the largest amount of toxin that, when mixed with one unit of antitoxin and injected subcutaneously into a 250-g guinea pig, yields no recognizable reaction in the average of a series; actually, the Lod. Is usually recorded as the on...
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2. Lo dose
   Type: Term Definitions: 1. the limes nul dose of diphtheria toxin, the largest amount of toxin that, when mixed with one unit of antitoxin and injected subcutaneously into a 250-g guinea pig, yields no recognizable reaction in the average of a series; actually, the L_od. is usually recorded as the one that causes a barely perc...
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3. loading dose
   <pharmacology> A quantity higher than the average or maintenance dose, used at the initiation of therapy to rapidly establish a desired level of the drug ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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4. loading dose
   a dose of medication, often larger than subsequent doses, administered to establish a therapeutic level of the medication.
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5. loading dose
   a quantity higher than the average or maintenance dose, used at the initiation of therapy to rapidly establish a desired level of the drug
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6. loading dose
   Type: Term Definitions: 1. a comparatively large dose given at the beginning of treatment to start getting the effect of a drug, especially one with slow clearance, thus requiring a long period to achieve stable blood levels without a high initial dose. Synonyms: initial dose
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7. Loading dose
   A `loading dose` is an initial higher dose of a drug that may be given at the beginning of a course of treatment before dropping down to a lower `maintenance dose`.<ref name="urlCp vs time - iv infusion with loading dose">--> A loading dose is most useful for drugs that are eliminated f...
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8. Lowest Acceptable Daily Dose
   The largest quantity of a chemical that will not cause a toxic effect, as determined by animal studies.
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9. Lowest published lethal dose
   In toxicology, the `LD<sub>Lo</sub>` (`Lethal Dose Low`) is the lowest dosage per unit of bodyweight (typically stated in milligrams per kilogram) of a substance known to have resulted in fatality in a particular animal species. When quoting an LD_Lo, the particular species and...
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10. Lowest published toxic dose
    In toxicology, the `Lowest published toxic dose` (`Toxic Dose Low`, `TD<sub>Lo</sub>`) is the lowest dosage per unit of bodyweight (typically stated in milligrams per kilogram) of a substance known to have produced signs of toxicity in a particular animal species. When quoting a TD<sub>Lo&l...
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