Mar 13, 2004 13:20
20 yrs ago
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French term
United Kingdom
14 years in medical/pharmaceutical trans
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, English to French
dose de charge
French to English
Medical
Medical (general)
IBS
An initial dose given to reach a certain efficacy. Then I believe the dose is reduced/increased to maintain a certain level.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +6 | loading dose |
GILLES MEUNIER
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| 4 +1 | initial dose |
Hervé du Verle
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Proposed translations
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loading dose
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dose de mise en
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dose de charge Source
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DEF – Initial dose of a drug,
higher than that regularly
used, given with the objective
of rapidly providing an
effective drug concentration
Source
DEF – Forte dose initiale d'un
médicament administrée en
vue d'obtenir rapidement une
concentration efficace du
produit actif dans l'organisme.
Source
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Note added at 2004-03-13 13:21:44 (GMT)
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Termium
– Posology
Domaine(s)
– Posologie
loading dose Source
CORRECT
dose de mise en
charge Source CORRECT, FÉM
dose de charge Source
CORRECT, FÉM
DEF – Initial dose of a drug,
higher than that regularly
used, given with the objective
of rapidly providing an
effective drug concentration
Source
DEF – Forte dose initiale d'un
médicament administrée en
vue d'obtenir rapidement une
concentration efficace du
produit actif dans l'organisme.
Source
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Note added at 2004-03-13 13:21:44 (GMT)
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Termium
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Hervé du Verle
Native in French
Specializes in field
23 yrs in French medical edition
Native in: French (Variant: Canadian) 
Works in: English to French, French to English, English, and 1 more.
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initial dose
Usually studies indicate the "dose" of the initial dose. "Dose de charge" meaning a higher (or highest possible) initial dose is only seen in French
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Note added at 7 hrs 18 mins (2004-03-13 20:38:41 GMT)
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I made a quick search through the Medline database. A few US papers (mainly) used \"loading dose\" in clinical trials, often referring to short time trials (cardiac procedures for instance) and short term therapy; but a majority of papers speak of the initial dose (the first given to the patient at the beginning of the treatment) and of the subsequent doses. So...
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Note added at 7 hrs 18 mins (2004-03-13 20:38:41 GMT)
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I made a quick search through the Medline database. A few US papers (mainly) used \"loading dose\" in clinical trials, often referring to short time trials (cardiac procedures for instance) and short term therapy; but a majority of papers speak of the initial dose (the first given to the patient at the beginning of the treatment) and of the subsequent doses. So...
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sktrans
: ça correspond à la dose d'attaque, mais toutes les doses initiales ne sont pas d'attaque/de charge
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