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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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If melatonin is used, the review recommends starting with the lowest effective dose, limiting the duration of treatment, and using it only under medical supervision.

From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026

To avoid information overload, our disclosure regime is most effective when the SEC provides the minimum effective dose of regulation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

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