A treatment that is selectively toxic to tumors would maximize the beneficial effects of therapy and minimize side effects, potentially enabling effective treatment to be administered.
Also, older patients' preference for non-pharmacological approaches to pain relief [ 56] could be supported in combination with pharmacological approaches to maximize effectiveness and minimize side effects.
The goal is to create better effectiveness against the cancer cells and minimize side effects.
This provides patients and caretakers with the ability to modify the duration of treatment effect, and can be used to minimize side effects by limiting treatment to the times when effective symptom reduction is desired.
"We just gave the drugs in any combination we thought would reduce blood pressure and minimize side effects".
The doses were chosen to get the best efficacy and to minimize side effects, like the anemia that can be caused by ribavirin.
But some analysts say Xtandi would have an edge because it does not have to be given with prednisone, a steroid, to minimize side effects, as Zytiga does.
To minimize side effects as diverse as heart rhythm disturbances and hallucinations, the drug must be injected directly into the fluid surrounding the spinal cord with a catheter and implanted pump.
One of the most immediate benefits is being able to use the genetic knowledge to tweak the kind of drugs people take, like choosing among statins and beta blockers to minimize side effects".
Treatment must be titrated to minimize side effects while preserving vision.
We also wished to minimize side effects, even in individuals without prior levodopa treatment.
