underdoses
/ˌʌndərˈdoʊsɪz/
noun
- Amounts of a medicine or drug that are too small to be effective.
- She checked the prescription to make sure there were no underdoses in the dosage schedule.
- The doctor warned that underdoses of antibiotics can lead to drug resistance.
- Underdoses of pain medication left the patient still uncomfortable after surgery.
verb
- Gives someone too small an amount of a medicine or drug.
- He accidentally underdoses his cat with flea medicine because he misread the label.
- The nurse never underdoses her patients, always double-checking the chart.
- If a pharmacist underdoses a prescription, the treatment may not work.