long-term therapy

collocation in English

meaningsoflong-termandtherapy

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long-term
adjective
uk
/ˌlɒŋˈtɜːm/us
/ˌlɑːŋˈtɝːm/
continuing a long time into ...
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therapy
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈθer.ə.pi/us
/ˈθer.ə.pi/
a treatment that helps someone feel better, grow stronger, etc., especially after ...
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As a result, cost-effectiveness may be best for those patients who are onlong-termtherapy.
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This study suggests that patients delayed in treatment onset will experience improvement when treated with memantine and that patients onlong-termtherapycontinue to benefit from treatment.
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Two of the children with calcifications had only an isolated episode of seizures despite the lack oflong-termtherapy.
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Inlong-termtherapy, periodic laboratory evaluations of organ systems, including hematopoietic, renal and hepatic studies are performed.
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That is not easy, particularly with patients receivinglong-termtherapy.
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We would have to pay three times as many dispensing fees for patients onlong-termtherapywho now obtain, say, prescriptions for three months at a time.
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In fact, in the 1970s, as the provision oflong-termtherapybecame more popular, there were still doubts about the use of concentrators.
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It includes a warning of the risk of liver damage and advises doctors that regular liver function tests should be performed on all patients onlong-termtherapy.
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For example, patients onlong-termtherapyhave very different requirements from those suffering from acute, short-term, conditions.
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Symptoms of mild opiate withdrawal have been observed following abrupt discontinuation oflong-termtherapywith loperamide.
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On occasion, treatment-emergent psychosis can emerge duringlong-termtherapywith methylphenidate.
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On occasion, stimulant psychosis can occur duringlong-termtherapywith methylphenidate.
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Early-initiatedlong-termtherapyis safe and improves outcomes.
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Prolonged treatment often is needed to reverse the poisoning, including intensive care hospitalization andlong-termtherapy.
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On occasion, a treatment emergent psychosis can occur duringlong-termtherapywith dexmethylphenidate.
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Some adverse effects of stimulant therapy may emerge duringlong-termtherapy, but there is very little research of the long-term effects of stimulants.
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Successfullong-termtherapymust both protect the areas of the brain under attack and foster the repair of dopaminergic neurons damage to other brain cell populations.
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