Suppose You Have a Cold and You Choose to Take

question 34

Multiple Choice

Suppose you have a cold and you choose to take Tylenol Cold to treat your symptoms (runny nose,congested nasal passages,and fever) .Which of these ingredients in this OTC product is unnecessary?

• A)dextromethorphan
• B)acetaminophen
• C)chlorpheniramine maleate
• D)phenylephrine

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Definitions:

Tuskegee Study

A notorious and unethical clinical study conducted by the U.S. Public Health Service studying the progression of untreated syphilis in African American men.

Subjects

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Syphilis

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Genital Human Papillomavirus

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