A patient presents with symptoms of malaria and the physician prescribes a basic drug to treat the patient. The patient skips a dose of the drug and tries to compensate the next time by consuming more than the recommended dosage. This leads to drug overdose. How should this drug toxicity be treated?
A. The patient's urine must be alkalinized.
B. The patient's urine must be acidified.
C. An alternative drug, preferably an acidic drug, must be prescribed to treat malaria.
D. An alternative drug must be prescribed to treat malaria.
Answer: B
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