what is a difference between drug purity and drug potency?

Answer Posted / monappa sutar

Drug purity means drug substance without any contaminant
(physical/chemical/biological) as it is indicated by
percent of assay.

Drug potency means efficasy of the drug substance that mens
the percent of specified biological/pharmacological effect
after administration.

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