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Ratio of median lethal dose to median effective dose is called?

A
Drug potency
B
Therapeutic index
C
Potentiation
D
Therapeutic efficacy
High-Yield Explanation
Therapeutic Index (T.I.): T.I. = LD50 /ED50 It is a measure of the safety of a drug. It is calculated as a ratio of LD50 to ED50. Drugs having high T.I. are safer whereas those having low T.I. are more likely to be toxic.

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