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The maximum effect that can be achieved by a drug is called drug

a. efficacy.
b. potency.
c. metabolism.
d. circulation.

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A, efficacy. Drug efficacy is a drug's ability to produce an effect, whereas a drug's potency is the amount of the drug to produce an effect. 
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