As You Wait in a Drug Store Check-Out Line,you Read

question 19

Multiple Choice

As you wait in a drug store check-out line,you read the label on the bismuth subsalicylate antidiarrheal you're holding.You notice that it should not be used by children or adolescents recovering from chicken pox or influenza.Why is a product with bismuth subsalicylate potentially dangerous to children and adolescents recovering from chicken pox or influenza?

• A)Because it contains an opioid and is addictive
• B)Because the patient may develop an intestinal intussusception
• C)Because there is a risk of Reye's syndrome
• D)Because there is a high risk of overdose

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