what is a difference between drug purity and drug potency?

Answer Posted / pooja

Potency is a measure of drug activity expressed in terms of
the amount required to produce an effect of given intensity.

Purity is a measure of the amount of API present in a sample
compared to those of related substances, impurities,
residual solvents, etc.

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