Amount of Drug and Effect of Drug Flashcards
1
Q
The dose of drug given to the [drug] at target site is an example of what type of relationship?
A
Linear
2
Q
a plot of [D]free versus [R-D] is ________
A
hyperbolic
3
Q
a plot of log[D]free versus [R-D] is _____
A
sigmoidal
4
Q
a plot of [D] free versus the response is _________
A
hyperbolic
5
Q
a plot of log[D]free versus response is ______
A
sigmoidal
6
Q
what does the term potency of a drug refer to?
if a drug is highly potent what would that mean ?
A
the EC 50
highly potent= low EC50
7
Q
what does the term efficacy refer to ?
A
the maximum response of a drug
