David is analyzing the drug-response relationships of two different drugs, drug A and drug B. Drug A and drug B belong to the same class of drugs. During his study, David discovers that drug A produces the ceiling effect at a much lower dosage than drug B. What does this imply?
A. Drug A is more potent than drug B.
B. Drug B is more potent than drug A.
C. Drug dosage and drug response are independent of each other.
D. The effective dose 50 (ED50) of drug B is lower than the ED50 of drug A.
Answer: A
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