A ratio of the does of the drug that is toxic to humans versus the minimum effective dose for that pathogen…
February 262010
is assessed to predict the potential for toxic drug reactions. This is called the
a. Kirby-Bauer
b. antibiogram
c. E-test
d. MIC
e. therapeutic index(TI)
The answer is:
e. therapeutic index
Def: The ratio between the toxic dose and the therapeutic dose of a drug, used as a measure of the relative safety of the drug for a particular treatment.
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Dave
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February 26th, 2010 at 1:38 pm
The answer is:
e. therapeutic index
Def: The ratio between the toxic dose and the therapeutic dose of a drug, used as a measure of the relative safety of the drug for a particular treatment.
Good Luck
Dave
http://freewowgoldguide.blogspot.com/
References :
http://www.answers.com/topic/therapeutic-index?cat=health&initiator=WANS&method=26