When Two Drugs Are Compared,the Drug That Requires a Lower

question 12

Multiple Choice

When two drugs are compared,the drug that requires a lower dose to produce the same effect as a higher dose of the second drug is said to:

• A)be more potent.
• B)be impotent.
• C)have a greater maximal efficacy.
• D)have a greater therapeutic index.
• E)be pharmacosuperior.

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Definitions:

Diaphysis

The shaft or central part of a long bone.

Epiphyseal Plate

Also known as the growth plate, it is a hyaline cartilage plate in the metaphysis at the ends of long bones, where bone growth occurs.

Lacunae

Small cavities in bone or cartilage tissue that house cells.

Spongy Bone

Also known as cancellous or trabecular bone; a less dense, more porous form of bone found at the ends of long bones and in the vertebrae.