The phrase "administered a dose" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in medical or pharmaceutical contexts when referring to giving a specific amount of medication or treatment to a patient.
Example: "The nurse administered a dose of the vaccine to each patient in the clinic."
Alternatives: "gave a dose" or "delivered a dose".
They are pursuing a homicide case against his personal physician, who reportedly administered a dose of a powerful anesthetic, propofol, before he died.
The magnetic young German cellist Daniel Müller-Schott administered a dose of adrenaline with a compelling performance of Haydn's Concerto in C. Mr. Müller-Schott, a fearless player with technique to burn, made child's play of the work's difficulties.
In another case, the brother of a 55-year-old cancer patient was denied the chance to say goodbye to his sister because hospital staff accidentally administered a dose of sedatives instead of pain relief.
But Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton administered a dose of tough love, saying Yemen, an impoverished Arab nation, must earn increased foreign aid by rooting out corruption, settling internal strife and protecting the rights of girls and young women.
The increase in life span based on the median survival time of vehicle-treated animals in mice administered a dose of 50 mg/kg was significant at 162% (p < 0.0001).
Those administered a dose of the hormone were twice as likely to overcome any fears of betrayal and display "maximal trust level," meaning they were more prone to being hosed by a sleazy opponent.
The fasted volunteers administered a dosing capsule with water likely limited bioavailability.
"When Dr. Murray left the room, Michael Jackson self-administered a dose" of anesthetic, Mr. Chernoff said, and that dose, combined with other drugs he had taken, "created a perfect storm in his body that killed him instantly".
And a conscience isn't much good if all it does is make you sputter for a few moments on your way to administering a dose of poison.
Or as Sandra Pianalto, president of the Cleveland Fed, put it: "History has an ability to administer a dose of humility".
I guess he was hoping we wouldn't notice his singing.' Nunn is hoping to administer a dose of authenticity to a show that has become too balmily, tropically mellow.
