A client takes two medications at the same time. Why might the action of one drug be intensified when this occurs?
1. Neither drug will bind to any plasma protein receptors, and the effect of the more potent drug will be intensified.
2. A client must never take two medications at the same time.
3. The drugs bind together, and the effect of the more potent drug is intensified.
4. Both drugs compete for the plasma protein receptors, and one drug will displace the other.
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: When the drug binds to a plasma protein, it is unable to reach its target cells, which will cause the drug to be less effective.
Rationale 2: Clients can take two medications at the same time as long as it is not contraindicated.
Rationale 3: The drugs bind together, and the effect of the more potent drug is intensified.
Rationale 4: The drugs bind together, and the effect of the more potent drug is intensified.
Global Rationale: When drugs bind together, and the effect of the more potent drug is intensified. When the drug binds to a plasma protein, it is unable to reach its target cells which will cause the drug to be less effective. Clients can take two medications at the same time as long as it is not contraindicated.
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