What do you mean by Therapeutic index or therapeutic ratio?
In reply to Dr. Md. Sarowar Hossain
Re: Therapeutic index or therapeutic ratio
by ZAVED YEASIN ZAHRAN -
Greetings sir,
The therapeutic index (TI; also referred to as therapeutic ratio) is a quantitative measurement of the relative safety of a drug. It is a comparison of the amount of a therapeutic agent that causes the therapeutic effect to the amount that causes toxicity.
The therapeutic index (TI; also referred to as therapeutic ratio) is a quantitative measurement of the relative safety of a drug. It is a comparison of the amount of a therapeutic agent that causes the therapeutic effect to the amount that causes toxicity.