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Efficacy is the ability to perform a task to a satisfactory or expected degree. The word comes from the same roots as effectiveness, and it has often been used synonymously, although in pharmacology a distinction is now often made between efficacy and effectiveness.

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effectiveness
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efficiency
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Article · 日本語

効能(こうのう)は、ある物質の作用によって得られる効果のことである。医薬品のように服用や塗布によってその効果を得るもの、温泉のように入浴や飲泉によって効果を得る場合などがある。医薬品の効き目を有効性(ゆうこうせい)とも言う。

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