The Safety Margin for a Particular Drug Is Based on the Idea

question 9

Multiple Choice

The safety margin for a particular drug is based on the idea that

• A)toxic doses will typically be larger than therapeutic doses.
• B)most drugs cause toxicity problems only when combined with other drugs.
• C)we need to determine an LD50 using human volunteers.
• D)we should only prescribe drugs that are not toxic even at high doses.

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