Drug Response versus Concentration

Concentration Response
Drug 1
Response
Drug 2
0.0001 0.000381 0.000125
0.001 0.00381 0.00125
0.01 0.0381 0.0125
0.1 0.379 0.125
1 3.63 1.22
10 25.4 10
100 63.5 35.7
1000 74.7 48.1
10000 76.1 49.8

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?

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The Equation:

Response equation

Equation for Response versus Concentration


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