be efficacious

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“If something was to be made available and shown to be efficacious and safe, I think there would be wide use of it,” Jonker says.

From Science Magazine • May 20, 2024

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

It appeared to be efficacious in primate testing, but the Phase 1 study designed to determine if it’s safe to use and to establish the proper dosing only began on May 16.

From Scientific American • May 30, 2018

“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

In our own day, Count Tolstoi has even expressed anger at the suggestion that any reaction against militarism, on other than moral grounds, can be efficacious.

From The Great Illusion A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National Advantage by Angell, Norman