A Patient Reports That Brand X Tablets Work Faster Than

question 2

Multiple Choice

A patient reports that Brand X tablets work faster than Brand Y tablets of the same amount of the same drug. Which statement informs the prescriber's response when explaining this phenomenon to the patient?

• A) Advertising by pharmaceutical companies can enhance patient expectations of one brand over another, leading to a placebo effect.
• B) Because the drug preparations are chemically equivalent, the actions of the two brands must be identical.
• C) Inactive ingredients used in composition can result in differing rates of dissolution, which can alter the drug's onset of action.
• D) The bioavailability of a drug is determined by the amount of the drug in each dose.

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