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MAXIMAL DOSE [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pharmacology
CONT

Potency is a measure of how much drug is required to elicit a therapeutic response. The lower the dose required to achieve the maximal therapeutic response, the more potent the drug.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pharmacologie
CONT

Chaque substance possède la propriété d'atteindre un effet maximal à des doses qui lui sont spécifiques : c'est la puissance d'action, ou puissance («potency»).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Farmacología
CONT

Los efectos de la mariguana son diferentes en cada individuo, dependen de su estado de ánimo, de lo que espera sentir al fumarla, de la cantidad que se fume y de la potencia de la droga. [...] Algunos individuos se muestran temerosos, nerviosos y, dependiendo de la potencia y la cantidad de droga fumada, llegan a tener alucinaciones (escuchan voces y ven gente o cosas inexistentes).

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