If You Were Asked to Develop a Medication for GHB

question 39

Multiple Choice

If you were asked to develop a medication for GHB overdose,which of the following pharmacological mechanisms should you persue?

• A) An agonist for GHB receptors.
• B) A drug that inhibits aldehyde dehydrogenase.
• C) A compound that substitutes for succinic semialdehyde.
• D) An antagonist for GABAA receptors.

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