A Provider May Consider Testing for CYP2D6 Variants Prior to Starting

question 6

Multiple Choice

A provider may consider testing for CYP2D6 variants prior to starting tamoxifen for breast cancer to:

• A) Ensure the patient will not have increased adverse drug reactions to the tamoxifen
• B) Identify potential drug-drug interactions that may occur with tamoxifen
• C) Reduce the likelihood of therapeutic failure with tamoxifen treatment
• D) Identify poor metabolizers of tamoxifen

Recognize the relationship between variables and how they are graphically represented.

Identify errors in causality and common fallacies in economic reasoning.

Understand the use and purpose of economic models in explaining real-world phenomena.

Distinguish between movements along a curve and shifts of the curve in economic models.

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