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drug holiday,
a period of drug withdrawal to reverse ineffectiveness of a drug resulting from receptor desensitization or adverse effects that may result from chronic treatment. For example, after a 7- to 10-day drug holiday, levodopa responsiveness appears to be enhanced, and lower doses are required to produce a therapeutic effect. Drug Holiday Therapeutics A time frame during which a drug is proscribed, to evaluate baseline behaviour or decreased the dose of psychoactive drugs, and possibly the incidence of tardive dyskinesia
Vox populi A trip to a place where some usually illicit drugs are legal—e.g., Amsterdam, Jamaica drug holiday Psychiatry A period in which a prescribed drug is proscribed, to evaluate baseline behavior or ↓ the dose of psychoactive drugs, and possibly incidence of tardive dyskinesia. See Tardive dyskinesia. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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