The schedule of doses of a therapeutic agent per unit of time, including: the time between doses (e.g., every 6 hours) or the time when the dose(s) are to be given (e.g., at 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. daily), and the amount of a medicine (e.g., number of capsules) to be given at each specific time.

What is a dosing regimen definition?

Operational Definitions

Dosage regimen: includes frequency of administration, the dose per a single administration, the time interval between administrations, duration of treatments, and how a medicine is to be taken. Drugs: interchangeably used with medicines.

What does dosing schedule mean?

Dosage schedule. a scheme set up to determine and regulate size, frequency and number of doses.