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efficacy

[ef-i-kuh-see] / ˈɛf ɪ kə si /


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Allowing compounding pharmacies to legally produce peptides isn’t a stamp of approval from the FDA about their safety or efficacy.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

Such substances have not undergone the kind of large-scale trials the FDA would normally require to establish safety and efficacy.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

However, the FDA said the study lacked the information needed to support the safety and efficacy of BPC-157.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

But concerns have been raised over privacy, the efficacy of age-verification tools, the risks of young people bypassing them, and how quickly the ban has been designed and brought in, Agence France Presse reports.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Three were scientists checking the efficacy of sprays; 8 worked in greenhouses; 5 were farm workers.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

For the next pandemic, if we have certain vaccines with starting efficacies, we can predict the minimum proportion we need to vaccinate to achieve vaccine-induced herd immunity.

From Scientific American Apr. 6, 2023

To get a little technical, the Pfizer data, in particular, had wide confidence intervals—basically, the efficacies are more like pretty good estimates, than numbers that the scientists are really certain of.

From Slate Jun. 22, 2022

That would make it still well above the 50% threshold needed for FDA authorization, but would pale in comparison to the 90-plus efficacies of other COVID-19 vaccines.

From Science Magazine Mar. 25, 2021

Further tests would be needed to judge how much the 2P mutation contributes to the overall efficacies of the frontrunner vaccines.

From National Geographic Dec. 31, 2020

The benignant efficacies of Concealment," cries our Professor, "who shall speak or sing?

From Sartor Resartus: the life and opinions of Herr Teufelsdröckh by Carlyle, Thomas




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