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    • Pharmacology and Toxicology
    • Biostatistics
    • Computational Biology

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    • Accurate calculation of dose-effect parameters is crucial for drug development and toxicological studies.
    • Existing computational methods for ED50 and slope determination can be complex or require advanced software.
    • The need for accessible and reliable tools for analyzing dose-response data is significant in research settings.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop a programmable calculator program for calculating the median effective dose (ED50) and the slope of the dose-effect line.
    • To implement an approximation of Bliss's method for efficient and accurate dose-response analysis.
    • To provide a tool for essential statistical analyses, including tests for parallelism and relative potency estimation.

    Main Methods:

    • Development of a software program for a programmable calculator.
    • Utilized an approximation of Bliss’s statistical method for dose-effect analysis.
    • Experimental data were used to validate the program's accuracy against manual calculations and other computational approaches.

    Main Results:

    • The developed program accurately calculates ED50 and dose-effect line slope.
    • Results obtained from the program showed less than a 1% difference compared to other computer methods.
    • The program successfully generated data required for parallelism testing and relative potency estimation.

    Conclusions:

    • The programmable calculator program offers a precise and efficient method for analyzing dose-effect data.
    • This tool simplifies complex statistical calculations, making them accessible for researchers.
    • The program's accuracy and utility in determining ED50, slope, parallelism, and relative potency are validated.