0 present participle of overdose
1 to take too much of a drug:
I think I've just overdosed on cheesecake!
This is, in my view, misleading and confusing to the patient and to the doctor, and increases the risk of overdosing and of causing dangerous side effects.
Lives have been turned around by modern antidepressants, which are much less dangerous in terms of overdosing than older anti-depressants and have a better safety profile.
The health authority identified 217 people who were treated during the period of overdosing, of whom, as at the end of last week, 121 are dead; and 96 remain.
Supermarkets sell such products in packs of 24, which is supposed to safeguard against overdosing.
That excellent policy, under which pharmacists dispense methadone on a daily basis under supervision, has reduced that leakage as well as overdosing.
The incident led to the accidental overdosing of 207 patients undergoing radiation treatment.
In many instances, it appears that overdosing and serious side-effects were involved.
There is no major public health problem from people overdosing on vitamins and minerals.
