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EfficacyEfficacy refers to the ability of a medicine to provide a beneficial effect (a positive benefit/risk ratio) when studied in a clinical trial. When talking in terms of efficacy vs. effectiveness, effectiveness relates to how well a treatment works in the real world practice of medicine, as opposed to efficacy, which measures how well a treatment works in clinical trials or laboratory studies. | |
Endoplasmic reticulumA network of membranes within animal cells used to facilitate reactions | |
EndpointAn outcome relating to a change in biological
processes, sometimes measured to determine the effectiveness of an intervention | |
EthicsEthics is the name given to the code of practice based on a set of decent, fair, and moral principles and guidelines that researchers should abide by when conducting research. Any research that will seek to gain personal confidential information or to test a new intervention or treatment on people must get ethical approval from a Research Ethics Committee. | |
European Medicines AgencyThe body in the European Union that regulates the use of medicines across all EU states. | ||
European Reference NetworksVirtual
networks of healthcare providers across Europe that aim to facilitate
discussions on complex or rare conditions | ||
ExclusionNot everyone is applicable to take part in a clinical trial. Volunteers can be excluded for a number of reasons such as age, gender, type of condition, and other symptoms. | |
Expert testimonyTestimony about a scientific, technical, or professional issue given by a person qualified to testify because of familiarity with the subject or special training in the field. | |
ExtrapolateTo make a prediction about the future, using
existing trends. | |
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