A patient who has tuberculosis asks the nurse why three drugs are used to treat this disease. The nurse will explain that multi-drug therapy is used to reduce the likelihood of
a. disease relapse.
b. drug hypersensitivity reactions.
c. drug resistance.
d. drug adverse effects.
ANS: C
Without multi-drug therapy, patients easily develop resistance to antitubercular drugs. Using more than one antitubercular drug does not prevent relapse, hypersensitivity reactions, or adverse effects.
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