drug safety

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.12649
Assessment of the nontolerable biological effects of a drug.
Note: Because the nontolerable effects of a drug are directly related to its concentration or dose, safety is generally ranked relative to the dose required to obtain the desirable effect.
See also: therapeutic index
Source:
PAC, 2013, 85, 1725. (Glossary of terms used in medicinal chemistry. Part II (IUPAC Recommendations 2013)) on page 1733 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'drug safety' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.12649 RIS BibTex EndNote
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