Which of the following terms is defined as the dosage difference between an acceptable level of effectiveness and the lowest toxic dose?

A. Therapeutic index
B. Drug potency
C. Cumulative effect
D. Safety margin


Answer: D

Sociology

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A voting point refers to which of the following?

a. the cost to advertisers to reach each one thousand people watching a particular program b. one percent of the 112.8 million households in the U.S. tuned in to a particular program c. the ranking of television news programs based on the number of households that are tuned in d. points awarded to television programs by viewers based on a representative probability sample of U.S. households

Sociology

Anna and Erika live in New York, and the law there forbids them to marry. This represents an example of:

a) the macro-side of marriage. b) the marriage premium. c) a selection effect. d) covenant marriage. e) the marital decline perspective.

Sociology

Starting in 2007, the only FDA-approved OTC weight-control ingredient is:

A. caffeine. B. orlistat (alli). C. CCK. D. PPA.

Sociology

The functionalist perspective maintains that

A. old people have the same need for social interaction as any other group. B. elderly people passing social roles on from one generation to another ensure social stability. C. once people are labeled as "old" in the United States, the designation will have a major impact on how they are perceived and how they view themselves. D. elderly people are unfairly regulated by the powerful elements in society.

Sociology