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Distinguish between a drug's therapeutic index and its therapeutic window (assuming the latter applies).
 
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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
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The therapeutic index, i.e., the ratio of a drug's LD50 to its ED50, is a gross measure of the drug's safety, whereas a drug's therapeutic window refers to the plasma concentration levels of the drug that are clinically effective, with levels below or above those levels being ineffective.

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