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dsafklj t1_j3btr63 wrote

Reply to [OC] Estimated toxicity of various common drugs (Sources and explanation in the comments) by theggman_

It's a bit odd to talk about the Therapeutic Index of something like ethanol. AFAIK ethanol isn't really used to treat anything (except perhaps ethanol addiction withdrawal or maybe some type of poisoning) so what's a 'effective treatment dose' (numerator of Therapeutic Index) of ethanol even mean? Feeling tipsy? buzzed? Wasted?

Also would have been interesting to include some medications with relatively narrow Therapeutic Indices. Acetaminophen/Tylenol and Warfarin/Coumadin come to mind as widely used medications with quite narrow Therapeutic Indices.

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rubenbmathisen OP t1_j3bjv8u wrote

Reply to comment by bosssx in [OC] Apple VS 110 Countries by rubenbmathisen

Exactly. There is no rule that says you cant compare a flow to a stock (as many here seem to believe). Its freqently done in economics, and in general it can be quite helpful to understand the size of the stock (as with your sports car example).

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bosssx t1_j3bijle wrote

Reply to comment by rubenbmathisen in [OC] Apple VS 110 Countries by rubenbmathisen

You labeled the chart and they still don't want to read.

I wonder if some on told them it would take 5 years of their income to buy a sports car. They would say that "income and cars are different you can't compare the two"

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