Members of a particular East Asian ethnic group are known to be poor drug metabolizers. This puts members of this group at risk for what?
A) Decreased therapeutic effect
B) Paradoxical drug effects
C) Adverse drug effects
D) Increased drug resistance
Ans: C
People who are poor drug metabolizers have an increased risk of experiencing adverse drug effects by virtue of decreased enzyme activity.
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