subtherapeutic
adjective
medicalspecialized(alsosub-therapeutic)uk/ˌsʌb.θer.əˈpjuː.tɪk/us/ˌsʌb.θer.əˈpjuː.t̬ɪk/(of adrug) at aleveltoolowtoproducetheintendedmedicaleffect:
Patients are sometimestreatedwith subtherapeuticdosesof thedrug.
They were given thedrugatlevelsthat wereconsideredsub-therapeutic.
- Resistance toantibioticscanoccurwhendrugsare given at subtherapeuticdoses.
- Thedrugis sometimesaddedtoanimalfeedat subtherapeuticlevelsinordertopromotegrowth.
- There arewidespreadconcernsabout therolethat subtherapeutictreatmentplaysin thespreadofantibioticresistance.
- Somepatientswereprescribedsub-therapeuticdosesof antidepressants.
Medical treatment: general words
- allopathic
- biosurgery
- co-administration
- detoxify
- elective
- light therapy
- medically
- modality
- muti
- nasal spray
- orthopaedic
- pathway
- prehab
- prehabilitation
- primary care
- radical
- radically
- reconstructive
- soothing
- surgical
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