Confusion Over Drug Efficacy & Potency
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DRUG EFFICACY & DRUG POTENCY - Both of these are like TWO DIFFERENT beds in a single room!! - Often these two terms ‘Drug Potency’ & ‘Drug Efficacy’ are used relatively, but these are not synonymous & refer to different characteristics of the drug - So, this is the article from where you may clearly understand the difference between these two terms which we mentioned earlier as two different beds in a single room! 1. DRUG POTENCY: - Amount of Drug Needed to produce maximum effect which is done by the Drug-Receptor Interaction. - It is the ability/affinity of drug to bind receptors. - Amount of drug is inversely proportional to potency that means lesser the amount of drug required to produce maximum effect, more will be the potency of that drug. - It is also known as Drug St