Why should cimetidine never be mixed with a barbiturate when compounding an IV admixture?
A. The barbiturate will precipitate out of solution.
B. The drugs will exhibit pharmacological synergism with each other.
C. Cimetidine will precipitate out of solution.
D. The drugs will exhibit pharmacological antagonism to each other.
Answer: C
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