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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Drug Manufacturing and Naming

Question 7 • VA_Pharmacology_A

Which term describes the margin of safety between therapeutic doses and toxic effects?

Answer
A
pharmacodynamics
B
half-life
C
therapeutic index
D
median effective dose

Explanation

The therapeutic index describes how far a drug’s effective dose is from its toxic dose, indicating its margin of safety. Pharmacodynamics concerns how drugs affect the body, while half-life and median effective dose describe different drug properties.

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