You Have Been Asked to Explain to a Patient the Possibility

question 7

Multiple Choice

You have been asked to explain to a patient the possibility that he will experience drug interactions while taking his newly prescribed medications.Select the appropriate statement you will use when explaining "synergism" to the patient.

• A) Drugs may increase each other's effect equal to the sum of their individual effects.
• B) Drugs may increase each other's effect greater than the sum of their individual effects.
• C) Drugs may cancel each other's effect or lead to a response that is less than the sum of their individual effects.
• D) None of these are correct.

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Definitions:

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