A Bioequivalence Test by the Direct Comparison of Concentration-versus-Time Curves Using Local Polynomial Smoothers

In order to test if two chemically or pharmaceutically equivalent products have the same efficacy and/or toxicity, a bioequivalence (BE) study is conducted. The 80%/125% rule is the most commonly used criteria for BE and states that BE cannot be claimed unless the 90% CIs for the ratio of selected p...

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Main Authors: Suyan Tian, Howard H. Chang, Dana Orange, Jingkai Gu, Mayte Suárez-Fariñas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4680642