E-drug: re: WHO's definition of generic equivalence (cont)
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Dear E -druggers,
WHO defined efficacy as referring to any arbitrarily chosen effect which =
may or =
may not be clinically relevant, and effectiveness as the extent and likel=
ihood of =
desired clinical effects on the patient in comparison to that achieved by=
other =
drugs. I've lost my reference for these statements - can anyone help by =
telling me =
what publication they are in?
Thank you
Tom Walley
---- Note from the moderator
WHO's reference is WHO Tech Rep Series 863 (annex 9), WHO Geneva 1997.