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effective dose

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noun

  1. the amount of a drug, or level of radiation exposure, that is sufficient to achieve the desired clinical improvement.

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Once patients reached an effective dose, it wasn’t increased.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

It is not possible to calculate the effective dose of lignans in the diet from these enterolactone findings, because the gut microbiome that plays a role in metabolism of lignans varies among individuals.

From Science Daily • Jan. 10, 2024

And if they opt for HRT, use the lowest effective dose.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2023

In pharmacology, the proper dose of a given drug is specific to every patient, but it must always land between the minimum effective dose and maximum tolerated dose.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2022

Dymock states that three fruits are sufficient, and Dr. Hove gives one as the effective dose.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers

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