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Which of the following best defines medication?
Which of the following best defines medication?
- Substance administered for disease prevention
- Substance administered for relief of symptoms
- Substance administered for diagnosis and treatment (correct)
- Substance administered for study of drug effects
What is the unintended effect of a drug known as?
What is the unintended effect of a drug known as?
- Tertiary effect
- Quaternary effect
- Primary effect
- Secondary effect (correct)
What is the result of overdose ingestion of a drug and buildup of drug in the blood due to impaired metabolism or excretion?
What is the result of overdose ingestion of a drug and buildup of drug in the blood due to impaired metabolism or excretion?
- Drug resistance
- Drug solubility
- Drug toxicity (correct)
- Drug allergy
Which factor can affect the absorption of medication in the body?
Which factor can affect the absorption of medication in the body?
What type of reaction occurs when the immune system overreacts to a harmless substance, such as a medication?
What type of reaction occurs when the immune system overreacts to a harmless substance, such as a medication?
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