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Effectiveness. Usually refers to the effectiveness of an AED in controlling seizures. Epilepsy: Refers to recurrent seizures that have a specific neural origin in the cerebral cortex.
Ãâó: www.canine-epilepsy.com/Terminology.html
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The power to produce a desired effect or result; effectiveness.
Ãâó: www.canadapharma.org/Patient_Pathways/Glossary_Ter...
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The extent to which an intervention produces a beneficial result under ideal conditions. Clinical trials that assess efficacy are sometimes called explanatory trials and are restricted to participants who fully co-operate.
Ãâó: www.sahealthinfo.org/evidence/e.htm
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| efficacy |
Ability of a drug to activate a specific receptor and trigger the maximal physiological response.
Ãâó: www.painceptor.com/page.asp
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(Of a drug or treatment). The maximum ability of a drug or treatment to produce a result regardless of dosage. A drug passes efficacy trials if it is effective at the dose tested and against the illness for which it is prescribed. In the procedure mandated by the FDA, Phase II clinical trials gauge efficacy, and Phase III trials confirm it.
Ãâó: clinicaltrials.mayo.edu/glossary.cfm
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