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How to use efficacy in a sentence

38 example sentences · noun

Efficacy means the ability to produce a desired effect under ideal testing conditions. Example: “The study examined the efficacy of geriatric interventions in reducing the frequency of falls among the elderly.”

Examples of efficacy by meaning

nounA degree of ability to produce a desired effect; effectiveness.

  • Toothbrush with improved efficacy1996, Moskovich, Patent application PCT/US1996/003658

More sentences with efficacy

  • The study examined the efficacy of geriatric interventions in reducing the frequency of falls among the elderly.From the entry geriatric
  • The algogenic organic matter affects the efficacy of water treatment.From the entry algogenic
  • The clean thrill of getting the right answer gave me a sense of efficacy and rootedness.2023 July 18, Arianne Shahvisi, Arguing for a Better World: How Philosophy Can Help Us Fight for Social Justice, Penguin, →ISBN, page 1. From the entry clean
  • Many harm reduction groups and drug policy experts question the long-term efficacy of scheduling xylazine.2023 April 20, Jan Hoffman, “The Fight Over a Drug That Is Great for Horses but Horrific for Humans”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry schedule
  • Moreover, the nanoengagers can deliver cytotoxic chemotherapeutics to further improve their therapeutic efficacy.2020 July 3, Kin Man Au, Steven I. Park, Andrew Z. Wang, “Trispecific natural killer cell nanoengagers for targeted chemoimmunotherapy”…. From the entry nanoengager
  • There are numerous evidences that efficacy, adverse effects and toxicity of drugs may be enantiospecific.2015 September 15, “Optical Isomers of Atorvastatin, Rosuvastatin and Fluvastatin Enantiospecifically Activate Pregnane X Receptor PXR and…. From the entry enantiospecific
  • Chappell, a University of Wisconsin biostatistician and a committee member, voted against the drug’s efficacy.2007 March 30, Andrew Pollack, “Panel Endorses New Anti-Tumor Treatment”, in New York Times. From the entry biostatistician
  • As to the efficacy of such legislation and taxation a word may be said.1913 June, J[ohn] A[rthur] R[ansome] Marriott, “The Problem of Poverty”, in The Nineteenth Century and After: A Monthly Review, volume…. From the entry doubt
  • We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of avatrombopag (AVA), a thrombopoietin receptor agonist, in patients with AA secondary to chemoradiotherapy.2023 January, Yarong Chi, Qinglin Hu, Chen Yang, Miao Chen, Bing Han, “Avatrombopag is effective in patients with…. From the entry aa
  • In SAARC’s case, it was the bilateral issues between India and Pakistan that diminished the efficacy of the organization.2022 March 20, Balachander Palanisamy, “How the Colombo Security Conclave Can Avoid SAARC’s Fate”, in The Diplomat. From the entry SAARC
  • First of all, working channels could be added in order to evaluate its efficacy during endoscope-controlled (e.g., endoventricular) procedures.2016 January 28, “Preliminary Experience with a New Multidirectional Videoendoscope for Neuroendoscopic Surgical Procedures”, in PLOS ONE…. From the entry endoventricular
  • Indeed, treatment of aplastic anemia patients with thrombopoietin mimetics, such as eltrombopag and romiplostim, have demonstrated clinical efficacy.2015 July 6, “Inhibition of Thrombopoietin/Mpl Signaling in Adult Hematopoiesis Identifies New Candidates for Hematopoietic Stem Cell…. From the entry romiplostim
  • Here, we investigate the cardio-protective efficacy of nanocurcumin in protecting primary human ventricular cardiomyocytes (HVCM) from hypoxia induced damages.2015 September 26, “Nanocurcumin Prevents Hypoxia Induced Stress in Primary Human Ventricular Cardiomyocytes by Maintaining Mitochondrial…. From the entry nanocurcumin
  • This study aimed at assessing the efficacy and gametocydal effects of some commonly used herbal malaria products in Ghana.2015 November 13, “Activity of Herbal Medicines on Plasmodium falciparum Gametocytes: Implications for Malaria Transmission in Ghana”, in…. From the entry gametocydal
  • I can attest to their efficacy – though perhaps you should try an age gap less chasmous than Cesco's.2014, David Blixt, The Prince's Doom, Sordelet Ink, →ISBN. From the entry chasmous
  • This continues until there is a reflation, a currency devaluation and government guarantees of the efficacy of key financial intermediaries.2011 July 18, John Cassidy, quoting Ray Dalio, “Mastering the Machine”, in The New Yorker, →ISSN. From the entry reflation
  • Put differently, the active ingredients in crime seem to be structural disadvantage and attenuated collective efficacy more so than disorder.1999 11, Robert J. Sampson, Stephen W. Raudenbush, “Systematic Social Observation of Public Spaces: A New Look at Disorder in Urban…. From the entry analytically
  • The reason lies in the peculiar efficacy of the state in utilizing overcoding and rendering its principles and categories society-wide.1994, The Political Philosophy of Poststructuralist Anarchism, →ISBN, page 107. From the entry overcoding
  • Because of its efficacy and widespread clinical usage, amphetamine has been the standard anorexigenic drug for some time.1992, George I. Poos, “Anorexigenic Agents”, in Annual Reports in Medicinal Chemistry, volumes 27-28, page 51. From the entry anorexigenic
  • It was believed that a kvitl drawn up by the petitioner was contrary to custom and lacked efficacy.1991, Gershon David Hundert, Essential Papers on Hasidism, NYU Press, →ISBN, page 525. From the entry kvitl
  • As these examples indicate, the functioning of ritual symbols as “pivots” for the projection of efficacy between frames involves the use of symbols as tropes.2021 January 14, Marko Živković, Jamin Pelkey, James W. Fernandez, Tropological Thought and Action: Essays on the Poetics of Imagination…. From the entry tropic
  • Another JAK1-selective jakinib, abrocitinib, has been evaluated in phase III trials in atopic dermatitis and plaque psoriasis (61, 62), showing efficacy in both diseases.2021 December, Christine Liu, Jacqueline Kieltyka, Roy Fleischmann, Massimo Gadina, John J. O’Shea, “A Decade of JAK Inhibitors: What Have…. From the entry abrocitinib
  • The MAH may be required by the FDA to conduct postauthorization studies concerning clinical safety, clinical efficacy, clinical pharmacology, or nonclinical toxicology.2016, H. Guenter Hennings, “Postmarketing Evaluation”, in Anthony C. Cartwright, Brian R. Matthews, editors, International Pharmaceutical…. From the entry postauthorization
  • High-energy extracorporal shock wave therapy and PRP have demonstrated efficacy in some trials compared to standard non-op treatment in the short term.2015, Anish R. Kadakia, Paul J. Switaj, Bryant S. Ho, Mohammed Alshouli, Daniel Fuchs, George Ochengele, “Foot and Ankle Surgery…. From the entry PRP
  • Possibly, a low concentration in the water-extract of pharmacologically active lipophilic compounds, including tanshinones, led to a lack of efficacy of Danshen.2015 July 21, “Salvia Miltiorrhiza Root Water-Extract (Danshen) Has No Beneficial Effect on Cardiovascular Risk Factors. A Randomized…. From the entry tanshinone
  • The purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of ureterocystoplasty in children with a small bladder capacity and low bladder compliance.2015, Tunç Özdemir, Ahmet Arıkan, “Ureterocystoplasty in pediatric patients with unilateral nonfunctioning kidney”, in Turkish journal of…. From the entry ureterocystoplasty
  • Hypnosis, contrary to perceptions perpetuated by the media, is not some highly guarded secret-squirrel procedure that loses its efficacy once the "truth" is exposed.2012, David B. Reid, Hypnosis for Behavioral Health: A Guide to Expanding Your Professional Practice, Springer, page 196. From the entry secret squirrel
  • While I can't vouch for the efficacy of this trick, anything that stacks the deck in favor of a “champagne tap” is worth a shot.2008, Emergency Medicine. From the entry champagne tap
  • The medication also has some keratolytic effect, which produces comedolysis as well as drying and desquamative actions that contribute to its efficacy.2006, United States Pharmacopeial Convention, USP DI: United States Pharmacopeia Dispensing Information. From the entry comedolysis
  • The results of a detailed study of the efficacy of praziquantel on Schistosoma mansoni in mice, Mastomys and Syrian hamsters are described.1977 July, R. Gönnert, P. Andrews, “Praziquantel, a New Broad-spectrum Antischistosomal Agent”, in Zeitschrift für Parasitenkunde, volume…. From the entry praziquantel
  • For example, scientists can use data from larger studies about the correlation between antibody levels and vaccine efficacy in adults to make a prediction about vaccine efficacy in children.2022 March 22, Tasnim Ahmed, “How protected are we against Covid-19? Scientists search for a test to measure immunity”, in CNN. From the entry correlation
  • Tofacitinib, baricitinib, and peficitinib have shown clinical, functional, and radiographic efficacy, after failure of a csDMARD, prior to treatment with a bDMARD, or after treatment with a bDMARD.2021 December, Christine Liu, Jacqueline Kieltyka, Roy Fleischmann, Massimo Gadina, John J. O’Shea, “A Decade of JAK Inhibitors: What Have…. From the entry peficitinib
  • They come from very different fields, George is an epidemiologist and David a psychiatrist, but both fields can help us understand the efficacy and safety of drug treatments.2015 July 31, Suzi Gage, “The Drugs Work: George Davey Smith and David Nutt discuss statins and SSRIs”, in The Guardian. From the entry sensationalisation
  • For this, we used the chicken CAM assay, which is commonly used in angiogenesis research to evaluate the efficacy of angioregulatory drugs 26 – 29 .2015 March 31, Esther A Kleibeuker et al., “Optimal treatment scheduling of ionizing radiation and sunitinib improves the antitumor…. From the entry angioregulatory
  • In an effort to make a name for himself and prove the efficacy of his leadership in the province, Mao Yuan-hsin fabricated a series of 'new events' in Liao-ning.1978, Chi Hsin (research group), Teng Hsiao-ping: A Political Biography, Hong Kong: Cosmos Books, →OCLC, page 113. From the entry Liao-ning
  • Other methods of obtaining stasis which have been suggested, such as the introduction of adrenaline into the bronchial treen have not impressed us with their efficacy.1934 October 27, “Haemoptysis”, in The British Medical Journal, page 764. From the entry bronchial tree
  • The efficacy analysis was conducted in the full analysis set, which included all patients who received at least one dose of PP and had at least one postbaseline efficacy evaluation.2015 June 22, Tianmei Si et al., “Efficacy and safety of flexibly dosed paliperidone palmitate in Chinese patients with acute…. From the entry postbaseline

Meaning of efficacy

  1. noun The ability to produce a desired effect under ideal testing conditions.
  2. noun A degree of ability to produce a desired effect; effectiveness.

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Questions about efficacy in a sentence

How do you use efficacy in a sentence?
Efficacy is used as a noun. For example: “The study examined the efficacy of geriatric interventions in reducing the frequency of falls among the elderly.”
What is a short sentence with efficacy?
“Toothbrush with improved efficacy”
What does efficacy mean?
Efficacy means the ability to produce a desired effect under ideal testing conditions.

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