therapeutic index

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: a measure of the relative desirability of a drug for the attaining of a particular medical end that is usually expressed as the ratio of the largest dose producing no toxic symptoms to the smallest dose routinely producing cures

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Many antibiotics have a sufficiently high therapeutic index to allow for a single dose to be used. — Richard Klasco, New York Times, "Should Doctors Consider Body Size When Prescribing Drugs?," 8 June 2018 Because these trials are a mandatory step in the Food and Drug Administration approval process, each drug’s therapeutic index is well defined. — Richard Klasco, New York Times, "Should Doctors Consider Body Size When Prescribing Drugs?," 8 June 2018 The therapeutic index is the ratio of a drug’s efficacy to its toxicity. — Richard Klasco, New York Times, "Should Doctors Consider Body Size When Prescribing Drugs?," 8 June 2018

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therapeutic index

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: a measure of the relative desirability of a drug for the attaining of a particular medical end that is usually expressed as the ratio of the largest dose producing no toxic symptoms to the smallest dose routinely producing cures

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