Sentences with phrase «pharmacologic doses»

Pharmacologic doses are used clinically to treat specific diseases and need a doctor's prescription; physiologic (or nutritional) doses are used to improve or maintain optimal health, such as in dietary supplements.

High concentrations of vitamin D2 in human milk associated with pharmacologic doses of vitamin D2.

It is also important to differentiate the pharmacologic dose from the physiologic (or nutritional) dose.

Not exact matches

Phase I Trials initial studies to determine the safety and pharmacologic actions of drugs in humans, and the side effects associated with increasing doses; in some cases can also be used to gain early evidence of effectiveness.

Herbalists believe that whole plants provide a broad spectrum of desirable effects, from specialized nutrition (herbs contain vitamins and minerals that drugs do not) to synergy of the various components, which may allow lower doses of pharmacologic ingredients to be used.