_________________ is the relative amount of a medication required to produce a desired response
a. Antagonism
b. Efficacy
c. Therapeutic threshold
d. Potency
d
Rationale: a. An antagonism produces a blocking effect at a receptor site.
b. Efficacy is the power of a medication to produce a therapeutic effect.
c. Therapeutic threshold is the minimum concentration of a medication required to cause a desired response.
d. Correct.
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