therapeutic dose


cur·a·tive dose (CD),

1. the quantity of any substance required to effect the cure of a disease or to correct the manifestations of a deficiency of a particular factor in the diet;
See also: CD50.
2. effective dose used with therapeutically applied compounds.
See also: CD50.
Synonym(s): therapeutic dose

ther·a·peu·tic dose

(theră-pyūtik dōs) Amount of medication required to produce the desired outcome.
See also: dose