Toxicity

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Toxicity refers to the extent to which something is poisonous or harmful. For therapies, toxicity is an adverse effect of a drug used therapeutically or diagnostically.

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U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): Guidance for Industry, Investigators, and Reviewers Exploratory IND Studies
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): Single Dose Acute Toxicity Testing for Pharmaceuticals

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