You Have Been Asked to Explain to a Patient the Possibility

question 14

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 to the equivalent of the sum of their individual effects.
• B) Drugs may increase each other's effect to an amount that is 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 the above statements are correct.

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Definitions:

Central Nervous

Central to the nervous system, comprising the brain and spinal cord, responsible for processing and sending out signals to the body.

Endocrine

Pertaining to glands that secrete hormones or to the hormones themselves, which are released into the bloodstream to affect distant organs.

Estrogens

A class of hormones, including estradiol, that are more prevalent in females; they are associated with the development of the secondary and primary sex characteristics and with sexual behavior.

Androgens

A class of hormones, including testosterone, that are more prevalent in males; they are associated with the development of the secondary and primary sex characteristics and with sexual behavior.