Glossary entry

Norwegian term or phrase:

Klasseffekter

English translation:

Classification effect or Efficationary class

Added to glossary by Donald MacDonell-Sanderson
Feb 15, 2002 17:00
22 yrs ago
Norwegian term

Klasseffekter

Norwegian to English Medical
Definisjonen inkluderer også klasseeffekter som er nevnt i preparatomtalen, men som ikke er spesielt beskrevet for det aktuelle preparatet.

General effects? or Class effects?

Proposed translations

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"Classification effects" or "Effects of *this' classification".

I think this refers to the effects of each class of preparation, i.e. the strength or effication of a particular drug, preparation, etc.
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the effects of classes

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Peer comment(s):

disagree Hege Jakobsen Lepri : this is simply wrong
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I'm sorry guys, but you're WRONG! "Class effects" is right

The selected answer is a misunderstanding of the Norweian text.
"Klasseeffekter" a back-translation from English, that entred into Norwegian through university textbooks in statistics. I remember learning about in my first year of sociology.

Now here is a citations that shows what it means:
"However, there are possible quantitative differences among ACE inhibitors that may alter the overall therapeutic benefits for specific patient populations and indications. Equipotency in terms of clinical efficacy is difficult to determine. Since the concept of "class effect" is a term of convenience that has no universally accepted definition and subsequently should not form the basis for the practice of evidence-based medicine, untested drugs of a "class" should be considered to be unproven drugs."
Peer comment(s):

agree Mats Wiman : It seems you're right but why sound so triumphant. We're just imperfect linguists, trying to help.
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I wasn't trying to triumph, onto to draw attention to an already graded answer that was wrong, and also inserted wrongly into the dictionary
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Class effect or not class effect, that is the question

My answer was based on a recent document which specificaly refered to this particular phrase, and after consulting with other experts, I was given to understand that all drugs/chemicals have a "classified effect" count, based upon their strength or efficacy, on their own, or when in combination with any other drug/chemical, and that this was its (the drug/chemical) "effect classification" or "Efficacy class".

So we are apparently at loggerheads here. But I agree with Mats Wiman, all we are trying to do is help.
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