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It would be great if every medication worked 100% of the time, but they don't.
The NNT (Number needed to treat) is a way to quantify how often the medication "works"
(caveat: what a drug "working" means is a whole other tweetorial/PhD dissertation!)
#SafeMedsBC
The NNT (Number needed to treat) is a way to quantify how often the medication "works"
(caveat: what a drug "working" means is a whole other tweetorial/PhD dissertation!)
#SafeMedsBC
To help us get our heads around the math of NNT... an analogy...
Imagine kids learning to read.
If you have 20 kids in a grade one class, by the end of the year, you might have 10 kids who can read. By the end of Grade 3, likely almost all will be able to read.
#SafeMedsBC
Imagine kids learning to read.
If you have 20 kids in a grade one class, by the end of the year, you might have 10 kids who can read. By the end of Grade 3, likely almost all will be able to read.
#SafeMedsBC
THE MATH PART:
20 kids x 3y = 60 kids, after 3 years ~60 can read
60 kids/60 readers = NNT of 1, ie every kid that you send to school for Grade 1-3 has a pretty good chance of learning to read (AMAZING!!)
#SafeMedsBC
20 kids x 3y = 60 kids, after 3 years ~60 can read
60 kids/60 readers = NNT of 1, ie every kid that you send to school for Grade 1-3 has a pretty good chance of learning to read (AMAZING!!)
#SafeMedsBC
