Talk:Therapeutic index

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Targetting

targeting actually does effect the theraputic index as it lowers the effective dose and if it sequesters the drug well enough can increase the lethal dose —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jkuech1 (talk • contribs) 16:38, 26 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

History

Does anyone have anything to add regarding the history of this phrase, when it was coined and when its use became common in the literature? Or are there any references I should look u to find this information out myself? Turkeyphan^t 16:05, 3 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect term

Shouldn't LD50 be replaced by TD50? The Therapeutic Index is the quotient of the Toxic Dose and the Effective Dose, not the Lethal Dose. 89.146.16.26 (talk) 09:00, 28 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You are confusing it with protective index, which is exactly what you describe, using TD50 instead of LD50. There is already an article about that.128.118.56.53 (talk) 21:33, 1 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I propose we remove the above refuted proposal, "Incorrect Term". -Alan —Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.137.10.83 (talk) 15:24, 5 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Text should never be removed from talk pages unless it is a blatant personal attack. Someone might make the same mistake as the original poster, and that person could potentially learn from this thread. Graham87 16:01, 5 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]