Allowance

Allowance (Medicine)

Allowance (pronounced: al-low-ance) in the context of medicine, refers to the prescribed quantity of a substance or treatment that is permitted for a patient within a specific time period.

Etymology

The term 'allowance' originates from the Old French word 'alouer', which means 'to grant'. In the medical context, it has been used since the early 20th century to denote the permitted quantity of a substance or treatment.

Related Terms

• Dosage: The size or frequency of a dose of a medicine or drug.
• Prescription: An instruction written by a medical practitioner that authorizes a patient to be provided a medicine or treatment.
• Therapeutic Index: The ratio of the dose of a drug that causes a lethal effect to the dose that causes a therapeutic effect.
• Tolerance: The capacity of the body to endure or become less responsive to a substance (as a drug) or a physiological insult especially with repeated use or exposure.

See Also

• Medication
• Pharmacology
• Pharmacy

References

External links

• Medical encyclopedia article on Allowance
• Wikipedia's article - Allowance

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