Which of the statements would indicate that a patient who has received an organ transplant understands the teaching about his or her immunosuppressive medications?
a. "My drug dosages will be lower because the medications enhance each other."
b. "I will be less prone to side effects because I will be taking more than one drug."
c. "Lower doses of these medications put me at greater risk for infection."
d. "Taking more than one medication will put me at risk for developing allergies."
A
These "triple-drug" regimens are designed to prevent rejection while reducing the toxicity of the individual medications.
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