Assume That 30 Mg of Drug a Puts 10% of People

question 59

Essay

Assume that 30 mg of drug A puts 10% of people to sleep and that 100 mg of drug A puts 80% of people to sleep.Assume that drug B has no effect on sleep at any dose (except at lethal doses).If we give 100 mg of drug B along with 30 mg of drug A, we observe that the combination puts 50% of people to sleep.What phenomenon are we observing? Explain your answer.

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