Your doctor may prescribe a lower dose of the medication.

Older adults are usually prescribed a lower dose to decrease the risk of side effects.

Your doctor may prescribe a lower dose of the medication or special monitoring during treatment.

This is usually done by prescribing lethal doses of medicine.

She was prescribed a daily dose of Nexium, but took matters into her own hands.

Even so, many doctors will not prescribe such high doses, fearing prosecution.

For a drug such as this, a doctor might prescribe a loading dose of one gram to be taken on the first day.

Doctors may only prescribe a lethal dose, not administer it.

Even when people do try to control their pressure, doctors may not prescribe enough drugs or high enough doses.

And the guidelines may keep nonspecialists from prescribing higher doses.