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May 4, 2018 00:54
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English term

dose 0, dose 1, dose 2 vs zero dose, first dose, third dose

English Medical Medical (general)
Context:

VGB is administered at birth, then administerd at 2 months old.


Question: I would like to know the wordchoice for this. Help, please!

dose 0, dose 1, dose 2 of VGB is correct or zero dose, first dose, third dose of VGB?

Discussion

Nam Vo (asker) May 7, 2018:
Thank you very much, you guys :) Thanks very much, you guys. It helps alot!
Michael Barnett May 7, 2018:
In English, at least, it is common to refer to dose 1, dose 2, dose 3 etc.
Alternatively, particularly with vaccines, we speak of doses given at time 0, 2 months, 4 months, 6 months etc.
Tina Vonhof (X) May 4, 2018:
If dose 0, dose 1, dose 2 etc. is in the source text, I would leave it as is. I always find a number more clear than first, second and third.
Nam Vo (asker) May 4, 2018:
Yeah, that's a mistake. Thank you! Thanks :)
Marga Shaw May 4, 2018:
@Nam Vo Depending on the context I think that you can use both, i.e.:
dose 0, dose 1, dose 2 of VGB
or
zero dose, first dose, second dose (and not third dose, as you state above) of VGB
Nam Vo (asker) May 4, 2018:
Perhaps I'm not really clear about this.
I just want to know which ones are correct.

"dose 0, dose 1, dose 2 of VGB" is correct or "zero dose, first dose, third dose of VGB" is?

Reference comments

7 hrs
Reference:

(VGB) = vigabatrin - VGB dosage was strongly associated with asymptomatic VABAM (p = 0.0028).
VGB dosage was strongly associated with asymptomatic VABAM (p = 0.0028). - the same link
with increasing total VGB-dose, from 4% in the 51 patients - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1046/j.1528-1157....
Cumulative VGB dose could be calculated for. 84 patients. - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1046/j.1528-1157....
The initial VGB dosing for children with refractory epilepsy is 40 mg per day administered in one or two doses - https://books.google.pt/books?id=1e2-yggGeUIC&pg=PA545&lpg=P...
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