The specificity of the adrenergic blocking agents allows the clinician to select a drug to do what?
A) Have the desired effect
B) Multiply undesired effects
C) Increase specificity with higher serum blood levels
D) Improving concentration in the body
A
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This specificity allows the clinician to select a drug that will have the desired therapeutic effects without the undesired effects that occur when the entire sympathetic nervous system is blocked. In general, however, the specificity of adrenergic blocking agents depends on the concentration of drug in the body. Most specificity is lost with higher serum drug levels.
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