tolerability tolerability
How much a participant or group of participants can accept a study treatment's unwanted effects so they can keep taking it.
Example of tolerability in a sentence
Many drug studies look at the tolerability of the study treatment.
More Info
Tolerability is looked at to find out how easy it is for treatment is to be delivered. For example, researchers can learn whether a pill is too big to be swallowed.
Tolerability also tells us about the problems a treatment may cause, and how severe those problems are. If a person has to stop taking a study treatment because of related problems, then tolerability is low.
Other info to think about when joining a study
Someone from the study team may ask you about the tolerability of the study treatment during follow-up visits or on questionnaires.
You may want to clarify what they mean by “tolerability.” For some people, nausea might be tolerable while for others its not, so you should let the study staff know what you are feeling while taking the study treatment. You could also ask the study staff what you should do if you are having trouble taking the study treatment, or wish to stop taking it.
