When Reviewing the Mechanism of Action of a Specific Drug

question 14

Multiple Choice

When reviewing the mechanism of action of a specific drug, the nurse reads that the drug works by selective enzyme interaction. Which of these processes describes selective enzyme interaction?

• A) The drug alters cell membrane permeability.
• B) The drug's effectiveness within the cell walls of the target tissue is enhanced.
• C) The drug is attracted to a receptor on the cell wall, preventing an enzyme from binding to that receptor.
• D) The drug binds to an enzyme molecule and inhibits or enhances the enzyme's action with the normal target cell.

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