effective dose

American  

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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Example Sentences

Even if taurine does come with health benefits for humans, it’s not clear what the effective dose should be, says Christine Perdan Curran, a developmental neurotoxicologist at Northern Kentucky University who has studied the safety of energy drinks.

From Science Magazine

“Do the minimum effective dose. Moderately challenging should be enough to set you on a course of regaining fitness. Don’t try to go from zero to 60 in terms of ramping up too soon.”

From Washington Post

Still, all providers stressed using the lowest effective dose for the shortest duration of time.

From Slate

Novo Nordisk sells two weight loss drugs that are of the same class in two doses — liraglutide as Saxenda, and semaglutide at a higher and more effective dose as Wegovy.

From New York Times

The Dutch company Fit20 runs franchise fitness studios that specialize in this “minimal effective dose” approach to workouts.

From Washington Post