efficacy
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Third is proving safety and efficacy through clinical trials, which consume the majority of time and capital.
"We don't have sufficient data to say that we could establish efficacy for autism more broadly," an FDA official told NBC News.
From Barron's
As well, it has tested the efficacy of customer messaging for pet medicine—finding that people don’t consider giving their pets medication a chore, and are looking for services like coordination with veterinarians, Narasimhan said.
The metal shutters and advanced outdoor sprinkler system are the flashiest parts of Tavangarian’s home hardening project, and the efficacy of these adaptations is still up for debate.
From Los Angeles Times
Under the accelerated approval pathway, the FDA is supposed to assess improvement based on so-called surrogate endpoints that predict real-world efficacy—for instance, reduced levels of a protein caused by a rare disease.
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