We often compare drugs in terms of their potency. Of what significance to therapeutics is the potency of a drug?
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Potency simply refers to the relative pharmacological activity of a compound or the relative ability of a drug to produce a given effect. The lower the dose (or more specifically blood concentration) necessary to produce that effect, the more potent the drug. However, unless differences in potency of two drugs are also accompanied by differences in efficacy or side effects (e.g., if a more potent drug induces fewer side effects than a less potent drug), or if the potency of a drug is so weak that it requires such large doses to be effective that it is inconvenient to administer (e.g., hard to swallow), differences in potency are not particularly relevant.
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