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What is the definition of efficacy?
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Maximal effect a drug can produce
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What is the definition of efficacy?
Maximal effect a drug can produce
What is the definition of potency?
Amount of drug needed for a given effect
If 50 mg of drug A is needed to achieve an effect but 100 mg of drug B is needed for the same effect, what is different between the drugs?
Potency: Drug A is more potent. Both drugs have the same effect and therefore the same efficacy
By increasing efficacy, what happens to potency?
Nothing: Factors are unrelated and independent of one another
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