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-====== Defined Daily Doses for human medication statistics (DDD) ======
+===== Defined Daily Dose for human medication statistics (DDD) =====
-The Defined Daily Dose (DDD) is a concept used in human medicine (HOMO). It is the assumed to be an average maintenance dose per day for a drug used for its main indication in human adults (≈ 70 kg). The DDD is a standardized unit of measurement and does not necessarily reflect the recommended or Prescribed Daily Dose. Therapeutic daily doses for individual patients and patient groups will often differ from the DDD as they will be based on individual characteristics (such as age, weight, ethnic differences, type and severity of disease) and pharmacokinetic considerations.
+The Defined Daily Dose (DDD) is a concept used in human medicine (HOMO). It is the assumed to be an average maintenance dose per day for a drug used for its main indication in human adults (≈ 70 kg). The DDD is a standardized unit of measurement and does not necessarily reflect the recommended or Prescribed Daily Dose. Therapeutic daily doses for individual patients and patient groups will often differ from the DDD as they will be based on individual characteristics (such as age, weight, ethnic differences, type and severity of disease) and pharmacokinetic considerations.\\ \\
 Only one DDD is assigned per ATC code and route of administration (e.g. oral formulation).  The DDD is nearly always a compromise based on a review of available information including doses used in various countries when this information is available.  The DDD is sometimes a “dose” that is rarely if ever prescribed, because it might be an average of two or more commonly used doses.