Drugs that may exhibit lowered protein binding in neonates include all the following except:

A. diazepam
B. amoxicillin
C. phenobarbital
D. phenytoin


b
Rationale: Usually, the protein binding of drugs is lowered in neonates. This has been seen with local anesthetic drugs, di-azepam, phenobarbital, ampicillin, and phenytoin.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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