Side Effects of a Drug Include Those Related To

question 51

Multiple Choice

Side effects of a drug include those related to:

• A)the primary mechanism of the drug such as blocking 5-HT receptors.
• B)the secondary mechanism of the drug such as blocking cholinergic receptors.
• C)both primary and secondary mechanisms of the drug.
• D)neither of these mechanisms-side effects are unrelated to drug action.

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