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

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal

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

Despite the encouraging results of the mouse study, Otton points out that it is not yet possible to determine a safe and effective dose of green tea for humans.

From Science Daily

"What this suggests is that the lowest effective dose of docetaxel may be lower when the drug is combined with dicyclomine, compared to when docetaxel is used alone," Wu said.

From Science Daily