When Teaching a Patient About a New Drug That Has

question 2

Multiple Choice

When teaching a patient about a new drug that has been prescribed, the patient asks you to explain the difference between a side effect and an adverse reaction. What is your best response?

• A)Both side effects and adverse reactions are mild.
• B)Both side effects and adverse reactions are severe.
• C)Side effects are mild, and adverse effects are severe.
• D)Side effects are severe, and adverse reactions are mild.

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Definitions:

Reactions

Processes where chemical substances undergo a change to produce one or more different substances.

Methyloxirane

A three-membered epoxy ring molecule with a methylene group, used as a chemical intermediate in organic synthesis.

Ethylmagnesium Bromide

A Grignard reagent represented as C2H5MgBr, used in organic synthesis to form carbon-carbon bonds.

Aqueous Acid

An acid solution in which water is the solvent, capable of donating protons (H+ ions) in a reaction.