If a pharmacologist wanted to develop a drug with closely similar effects as amphetamine, she would likely:

a. determine which plants produce amphetamine.
b. find a compound that does not cross the blood-brain barrier.
c. develop any type of psychostimulant drug.
d. develop a compound with a chemical structure similar to amphetamine.


Ans: D

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