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Two alpha adrenergic antagonists (Drugs A and B) decrease BP by the same amount following IV administration at the following doses:

Drug A: 120 mg

Drug B: 15 mg

This information implies that Drug A

a.-has higher therapeutic index than Drug B

b.- has lower bioavailability than Drug B

c.-has a shorter half life than drug B

d.-is less eficacious than drug B

e.-is less potent than drug B


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e.

  #3

e.-is less potent than drug B


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e.

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nerve09 wrote:
e.

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Both drugs produce exactly the same effect, but Drug B achieved the blood pressure response with one-eighth the dosage of Drug A. This means that Drug A is 8 times less potent than Drug B.


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