be efficacious

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There was evidence that the treatment plan for McNaughton might work, including studies that had found dual biologic therapy to be efficacious and safe.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2023

There have been hardly any vaccine studies, for instance, which raises another question: How will African countries deal with vaccines that have been shown to be efficacious on other continents?

From Science Magazine • Dec. 3, 2020

They engage in the occasional bloodletting only when it can be efficacious against hemochromatosis.

From Scientific American • Jul. 1, 2014

“The mice allow you the opportunity to test drugs to find out which ones will be efficacious without exposing the patient to toxicity,” said Colin Collins, a professor at the University of British Columbia.

From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2012

It follows that to be efficacious, prayer must be an effect of prevenient grace.

From Grace, Actual and Habitual A Dogmatic Treatise by Preuss, Arthur