therapeutic index

English

Noun

therapeutic index (plural therapeutic indexes or therapeutic indices)

  1. (pharmacology) The ratio of the median toxic dose of a drug to its median effective dose, used to gauge the safety of a particular medication. A low therapeutic index indicates that the drug is easily overdosed.
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