Which of the following statements is the most accurate definition of efficacy?
A) Testing a drug in a group of participants who have agreed to join clinical trial.
B) A measure of a specific intervention, procedure, regimen, or service, when deployed in the usual circumstances of living and practice.
C) Testing a new drug in a community where individuals have various compliances of drug intake.
D) Estimating the cost-benefit ratio based on agent effectiveness.
E) The effects or end results achieved in relation to the effort expended in terms of money, resources, and time.

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Measuring the effect of intervention,procedures,regiment,or service in ideal setting is an example of efficacy."A measure of a specific intervention,procedure,regimen,or service,when deployed in the usual circumstances of living and practice" and "Testing a new drug in a community where individuals have various compliances of drug intake" are not correct.Those indicate effectiveness."Estimating the cost-benefit ratio based on agent effectiveness" and "The effects or end results achieved in relation to the effort expended in terms of money,resources,and time" are not correct.Those indicate efficiency.

Which of the Following Statements Is the Most Accurate Definition