| Concentration |
Response Drug 1 |
Response Drug 2 |
| 0.0001 | 0.00885 | 0.00221 |
| 0.001 | 0.0884 | 0.0221 |
| 0.01 | 0.877 | 0.22 |
| 0.1 | 8.13 | 2.12 |
| 1 | 46.9 | 15.3 |
| 10 | 89.8 | 40.8 |
| 100 | 98.9 | 48.9 |
| 1000 | 99.9 | 49.9 |
| 10000 | 100 | 50 |
Two drugs were tested for pharmacological response over a wide range of concentrations. The data collected are shown in the table above and the figure below. Estimate the Emax and EC50% for each drug. Which one is more potent?
Equation for Response versus Concentration
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