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What % of people in the USA are slow acetylators? - CORRECT ANSWER-50%
Are drug-drug interactions always harmful? - CORRECT ANSWER-No
Can smoking lessen the effectiveness of some drugs? - CORRECT ANSWER-Yes
Can dietary supplements lead to drug-drug interaction concerns? - CORRECT
ANSWER-NO
Because they are not drugs interactions with drugs is not a concern
Describe the ideal drug of "magic bullet" as Ehrlich describes it? - CORRECT
ANSWER--Does not exist
-Aimed precisely at disease site
-Would not harm healthy tissues
What is the difference between resistance and tolerance? - CORRECT ANSWER--
tolerance is a persons diminished response to a drug after repeated use
-resistance applies to microbes and the ability of cells to cancel out or withstand the
desired effects of the drug
What % of hospital admissions are due to adverse reactions to drugs? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Between 3% and 7%
Is there a universal scale for quantifying the severity of an adverse drug reaction? -
CORRECT ANSWER-No