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What is the characteristic of a drug that has a higher efficacy?
What is the characteristic of a drug that has a higher efficacy?
- Having a wider therapeutic index
- Giving a response that cannot be produced by another drug of a lower efficacy (correct)
- Producing the same response with a higher dose
- Having a steeper slope in the dose-response curve
Which of the following best describes the importance of efficacy for a physician and patient?
Which of the following best describes the importance of efficacy for a physician and patient?
- It is a more important drug characteristic than potency (correct)
- It is a measure of the safety of the drug
- It is a measure of the biological variation of the drug
- It is a measure of the potency of the drug
What is the primary purpose of a dose response curve?
What is the primary purpose of a dose response curve?
- To determine the potency of a drug
- To calculate the ED50 of a drug
- To compare the efficacy of different drugs
- To demonstrate the relationship between the doses of a drug and the responses produced by these doses (correct)
What is indicated by a steep slope in the dose-response curve?
What is indicated by a steep slope in the dose-response curve?
What is the term for the variation in response to a drug among different individuals or in the same individual over time?
What is the term for the variation in response to a drug among different individuals or in the same individual over time?
What is represented on the x-axis of a dose response curve?
What is represented on the x-axis of a dose response curve?
Which of the following factors contributes to biological variation?
Which of the following factors contributes to biological variation?
What is the importance of potency in clinical practice?
What is the importance of potency in clinical practice?
What is the median effective dose (ED50)?
What is the median effective dose (ED50)?
What is represented by the horizontal bracket in the expression of biological variation?
What is represented by the horizontal bracket in the expression of biological variation?
What is efficacy in the context of a dose response curve?
What is efficacy in the context of a dose response curve?
What is the characteristic of a highly potent drug?
What is the characteristic of a highly potent drug?
What is the interval of time between doses in the preparation of a dose response curve for Epinephrine?
What is the interval of time between doses in the preparation of a dose response curve for Epinephrine?
What is the primary purpose of preparing a dose response curve?
What is the primary purpose of preparing a dose response curve?
Which of the following is a characteristic of a dose response curve?
Which of the following is a characteristic of a dose response curve?
What is the ED50 of a drug?
What is the ED50 of a drug?
Which of the following is a measure of a drug's efficacy?
Which of the following is a measure of a drug's efficacy?