Therapeutic added value

Authors

  • Carlos Alberto Fontes Ribeiro Professor de Farmacologia da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Coimbra; Farmacologista Clínico.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32385/rpmgf.v24i6.10571

Keywords:

Added Therapeutic Value, Therapeutic Innovation, Evidence-Based Medicine

Abstract

The Added Therapeutic Value (ATV) means a better efficacy, safety and / or convenience of a drug in comparison with the best therapeutic alternative till now.ATV can also signify the drug effect with an acceptable benefit / risk ratio to a therapeutic necessity in a clinical indication without drugs.The demonstration of the ATV,which is a real therapeutic innovation and not only a commercial or technological innovation, must be performed through the Evidence-Based Medicine methodologies.

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Published

2008-11-01

How to Cite

Therapeutic added value. (2008). Portuguese Journal of Family Medicine and General Practice, 24(6), 723-8. https://doi.org/10.32385/rpmgf.v24i6.10571