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They can be administered in one dose, as a [[bolus (medicine)|bolus]]. Administration frequencies are often abbreviated from Latin, such as ''every 8 hours'' reading Q8H from ''Quaque VIII Hora''. The drug frequencies are often expressed as the number of times a drug is used per day (e.g., four times a day). It{{specify|date=November 2022}} may include event-related information (e.g., 1 hour before meals, in the morning, at bedtime), or complimentary to interval, although equivalent expressions may have different implications (e.g., every 8 hours versus 3 times a day).
They can be administered in one dose, as a [[bolus (medicine)|bolus]]. Administration frequencies are often abbreviated from Latin, such as ''every 8 hours'' reading Q8H from ''Quaque VIII Hora''. The drug frequencies are often expressed as the number of times a drug is used per day (e.g., four times a day). It may include event-related information (e.g., 1 hour before meals, in the morning, at bedtime), or complimentary to interval, although equivalent expressions may have different implications (e.g., every 8 hours versus 3 times a day).


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