Dosage-Dose | Commonly Confused Words

Dosage

/ˈdəʊsɪdʒ/

The amount of a medication to be taken at one time.

The right dosage varies for each individual.Excessive dosage can lead to adverse effects.Adjusting the dosage may improve efficacy.

/dəʊs/

A specific amount of medicine or drug that is given or taken

Then a hand dosed round me.She dosed carefully before preparing the medicine.He dosed the ingredients perfectly for the mixture.

This word has no antonyms

Dose indicates the quantity of a medicine taken at one specific time.
Dosage refers to the prescribed administration frequency or size of the dose over a period.
Think of dose as a single event and dosage as the plan or schedule for taking medicine.
While dose is a countable noun, dosage generally is not.
Remember that dose can be a one-time noun, and dosage often involves ongoing treatment or administration schedule.