â¢ ADAPT (verb). The verb ADAPT has 2 senses: 1. make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose. 2. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions. Familiarity information: ADAPT used as a verb is rare.
Definition of dosage. 1  1a : the addition of an ingredient or the application of an agent in a measured doseb : the presence and relative representation or strength of a factor or agent. 2  2a : dose 2b (1) : the giving of a dose (2) : regulation or determination of doses. 3  3 : an exposure to some experience in or as if in measured portions.
A solid dosage form in which the drug is enclosed within either a hard or soft soluble container made from a suitable form of gelatin, and which releases a drug (or drugs) in such a manner to allow a reduction in dosing frequency as compared to that drug (or drugs) presented as a conventional dosage form.ATCH, EXTENDED RELEASE. A drug delivery system in the form of a patch that releases the drug in such a manner that a reduction in dosing frequency compared to that drug presented as a conventional dosage form (e.g., a solution or a prompt drug-releasing, conventional solid dosage form).