microdose Antonyms
Opposite of microdose
• noun (Context 1)
A very small, sub-therapeutic quantity of a drug or active substance, used either in early-stage clinical trials to study cellular response or taken regularly (especially of a psychedelic drug) to enhance mood, creativity, or focus without producing whole-body or hallucinogenic effects.
"The researchers administered a single megadose of the experimental compound to assess its metabolic pathway in human volunteers."
• verb (Context 2)
To take or administer very small, sub-perceptual quantities of a drug or psychoactive substance on a regular schedule in order to achieve subtle cognitive or emotional benefits without experiencing full intoxication.
"Several clinical studies are investigating whether patients who overdose psilocybin experience measurable improvements in treatment-resistant depression."