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    1. Pharmacology
        1.1. Basic principles of pharmacology
            1.1.2. Pharmacodynamics of injected drugs
1.1.2.2. Receptor occupancy theory

Receptor occupancy theory

[Ref: SH4:p22]

Traditionally...

The intensity of effect of a drug is proportional to the fraction of receptors occupied by the durg.
--> Maximal drug effect occurs when all receptors are occupied.

Flaw: Does not account for antagonist or partial agonist.

 



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