Chronic Use of Alcoholic Beverages May Interact with the Drug

question 10

Multiple Choice

Chronic use of alcoholic beverages may interact with the drug phenytoin by

• A) decreasing liver enzyme activity
• B) increasing renal excretion
• C) increasing liver enzyme activity
• D) decreasing renal excretion

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Definitions:

Major Organic Products

The primary substances formed in significant quantities after the completion of an organic reaction.

Mechanism

The sequence of steps, including breaking and forming of bonds, through which a chemical reaction proceeds.

Intermediates

Chemically reactive species that are formed from the reactants and proceed to make the final product in a chemical reaction.

Electron Pushing

A technique used in organic chemistry to understand the mechanism of a reaction by showing the movement of electrons with arrows.